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Abstract

Objectives (oral/poster only) Anxiety and depression are well-known conditions that very often interfere with daily activities. Sports activities are no exception. It is known that one-third of athletes who actively train and compete are likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. However, there is no sufficient data yet on the number of these athletes in each sport and how these symptoms are related to the performance level of the athletes. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms and their relationship with athletes' level of performance. Materials and methods (oral/poster only) 60 competitive Lithuanian track and field athletes were surveyed using an original, where athletes self-reported their personal best performance based on the World Athletics scoring system, and SMHAT-1 questionnaire, in which General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) are included. IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 was used. Pearson correlation was calculated to determine the correlation between the two scale variables, point biserial correlation – between scale and nominal, Spearman correlation – between scale and ordinal variables. Results (oral/poster only) In the GAD-7 and PHQ-9 questionnaires athletes scored 6.633 ± 4.258 points out of 21 and 7.117 ± 5.132 points out of 27, respectively. The analysis showed that 23.3% of the subjects scored moderate or higher levels of anxiety, while 33.3% scored moderate or higher levels of depression. No symptoms of anxiety or depression at all were found in 36.7% and 40% of subjects, respectively. The results of correlations showed that there was no significant relationship between the athletes' performance and the presence and severity of depression or anxiety symptoms (p>0.05). Conclusions This study showed that mild to severe symptoms of anxiety and depression are observed in 63,3% and 60% of Lithuanian track and field athletes, respectively. Whatsoever there is no significant relationship between these symptoms and performance level of the athlete.