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dc.contributor.authorMezghani, Nourhen-
dc.contributor.authorAmmar, Achraf-
dc.contributor.authorBoukhris, Omar-
dc.contributor.authorMasmoudi, Liwa-
dc.contributor.authorBoujelbane, Mohamed Ali-
dc.contributor.authorBen Ayed, Rayda-
dc.contributor.authorAlzahrani, Turki Mohsen-
dc.contributor.authorHadadi, Atyh-
dc.contributor.authorAbid, Rihab-
dc.contributor.authorOuergui, Ibrahim-
dc.contributor.authorGlenn, Jordan M.-
dc.contributor.authorTrabelsi, Khaled-
dc.contributor.authorChtourou, Hamdi-
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-14T13:42:58Z-
dc.date.available2023-12-14T13:42:58Z-
dc.date.issued2023-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/9733-
dc.description.abstractUnder certain circumstances, masks are an effective and immediate solution to reduce the spread of viral infection. However, the impact of masks on the ability to perform vigorous exercise remains an area of concern. Primarily, this impact has been explored in healthy subjects, yielding contradictory findings, and little is known of it among COVID-19-infected individuals. This study examined the effects of surgical masks, N-95 masks, and unmasked conditions on the performance and perceived exertion (RPE) of infected vs. non-infected young women during high-intensity, repeated sprint exercise (5mSRT). Following a familiarization session, eighty-three (42 COVID-19-previously infected (PIG) and 43 non-infected (NIG)), female participants (age 20.02 ± 1.05 years, BMI 21.07 ± 2.1 kg/m2) were randomly assigned to one of three mask conditions: unmasked, surgical mask, or N95 mask. All participants attended three test sessions (i.e., one session for each mask condition) at least one week apart. At the beginning of each test session, data related to participants’ physical activity (PA) and sleep behaviours during the previous week were collected. In each test session, participants performed the 5mSRT, during which performance indicators (best distance (BD), total distance (TD), fatigue index (FI) and percentage decrement (PD)) were collected, along with RPE. ANOVA indicated no significant main effects of Groups and Masks, and no significant interaction for Groups × Masks for BD, FI, PD, RPE and most sleep and PA behaviours (p > 0.05). For TD, the Groups × Mask interaction was significant (p = 0.031 and ƞp2 = 0.042). Posthoc analysis revealed, in the unmasked condition, there was no difference in TD between PIG and NIG (p > 0.05). However, when wearing a surgical mask, PIG covered lower TD compared to NIG (p < 0.05). Additionally, different types of masks did not affect TD in NIG, while PIG performed the worst using the surgical mask (p < 0.05). These results suggest post-COVID-19 individuals can maintain physical fitness through regular exercise (i.e., sport science curricula) in unmasked conditions, but not when wearing a surgical mask. Furthermore, the impact of different types of face masks on physical performance seems to be minimal, particularly in uninfected populations; future research is warranted to further explore this impact in post-COVID conditions.en_GB
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizinde_DE
dc.subject.ddc610 Medical sciencesen_GB
dc.subject.ddc796 Sportde_DE
dc.subject.ddc796 Athletic and outdoor sports and gamesen_GB
dc.titleThe impact of wearing different face masks on vigorous physical exercise performance and perceived exertion among COVID-19 infected vs. uninfected female studentsen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9715-
jgu.type.contenttypeScientific articlede
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
jgu.type.resourceTextde
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sportde
jgu.organisation.number7910-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and educationde
jgu.journal.volume13de
jgu.pages.start2709de
jgu.pages.end2723de
jgu.publisher.year2023-
jgu.publisher.nameMDPIde
jgu.publisher.placeBaselde
jgu.publisher.issn2254-9625de
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode610de
jgu.subject.ddccode796de
jgu.publisher.doi10.3390/ejihpe13110187de
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485-
jgu.subject.dfgGeistes- und Sozialwissenschaftende
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