The effect of Baduanjin exercise on the quality of life in patients recovering from COVID-19: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Ma, Qian; Yang, Zhihua; Zhu, Feng; Chen, Haojia; Yang, Haolin; Wang, Shuping

BACKGROUND: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the number of COVID-19 patients has been on the rise. With the improvement of diagnosis and treatment level in various countries, more and more patients have recovered. Baduanjin exercise is a traditional Chinese health care method with a long history, easy-to-learn, and remarkable effect. It is not subject to the constraints of the field and can be practiced at any time. It can be used as an alternative therapy for COVID-19 rehabilitation patients. At present, there are no relevant articles for systematic review. METHODS: We will retrieve a randomized controlled trial of Baduanjin exercise for COVID-19 from the beginning to July 2020. The following databases are areas of concern: Published randomized Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Central), PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, and Wan-fang Database-controlled trials in Chinese and English related to Baduanjin exercise and COVID-19 were included. The main result was the effect of Baduanjin exercise on the quality of life in patients recovering from COVID-19. Secondary results to accompany symptoms (such as muscle pain, cough, sputum, runny nose, sore throat, chest tightness, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, fatigue, headache, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea), disappearance rate, 2 consecutive (not on the same day) COVID-19 negative rate of nucleic acid test results, the quality of life improved, improve CT images, the average hospitalization time, severe form of common clinical cure rate and mortality. RESULTS: The results of this study will provide researchers in the field of COVID-19 with a current synthesis of high-quality evidence. CONCLUSION: The conclusion of this study will provide evidence for judging whether Baduanjin exercise is an effective intervention for the quality of life of rehabilitative patients. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020199443