• Lili Ding, Zhiyu Xu, Zhongyan Zhao, Haiping Li, and Aihong Xu.
• Department of Respiratory and Critical, Hainan General Hospital Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan Province, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Aug 6; 100 (31): e26813e26813.

BackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a fatal epidemic has swept across the world, especially in India where the epidemic situation is the most serious. For COVID-19 patients, pulmonary rehabilitation training plays a significant role. However, it is still a controversial issue regarding the efficacy of WeChat APP-based pulmonary rehabilitation training in improving lung function, quality of life and bad mood of COVID-19 patients. To clarify this issue, a meta-analysis was conducted in this present study, so as to provide a basis for rehabilitation guidance of COVID-19 patients.MethodsWe systematically searched PubMed, medRxiv, Web of Science, Scopus, Chinese Science Citation Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, and Wan-fang databases in May 2021 to identify randomized controlled trials and evaluate the effects of WeChat APP-based pulmonary rehabilitation training for COVID-19. Two researchers independently carried out data extraction. On the other hand, literature quality evaluation on the quality and meta-analysis of the included literature was performed with Revman5.3 software.ResultsThe results of this meta-analysis will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication.ConclusionThis study will provide reliable evidence-based evidence on the effects of WeChat APP-based pulmonary rehabilitation training on lung function, bad mood, and quality of life in patients with COVID-19.Ethics And DisseminationEthical approval was not required for this study. The systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal, presented at conferences, and shared on social media platforms.Osf Registration NumberDOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/MKXCH.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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