Author: Zhenggang Zhu1, Xiaoyan Pan2, Faping Zhong3, Jun Tian4, Marilyn Li Yin Ong1,5
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup> Exercise and Sports Science Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
<sup>2</sup> School of Nursing, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
<sup>3</sup> Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Hospital Changde City of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changde, Hunan, China.
<sup>4</sup> Department of Geriatric Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
<sup>5</sup> School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK.
Conference/Journal: Nurs Open
Date published: 2022 Dec 27
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Special Notes: doi: 10.1002/nop2.1572. , Word Count: 121
Aim:
To understand Baduanjin rehabilitation therapy in mild COVID-19 patients.
Design:
A narrative review.
Methods:
A literature search for COVID-19 and Baduanjin treatments was conducted on Chinese and English electronic databases: China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Ebscohost, SPORTDiscus and ProQuest.
Results:
Twelve studies on the Baduanjin rehabilitation for COVID-19 patients have been included. We acknowledged the considerable published research and current clinical practice using Baduanjin for COVID-19 treatment in the following areas: anxiety, depression, insomnia, lung function rehabilitation, immunity and activity endurance.
Conclusion:
The use of Baduanjin as adjuvant therapy for COVID-19 patients' rehabilitation is still limited, therefore, more clinical studies are needed to confirm its efficacy.
Keywords: Baduanjin; COVID-19; exercise; rehabilitation.
PMID: 36575646 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1572