• Xiao-Bo Zhang, Jin-Long Zhang, Ming-Xia Li, Ying-Pu Yuan, and Juan Sun.
• Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Changde City, Changde, Hunan Province, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Aug 13; 100 (32): e26898e26898.

AbstractTo investigate the anxiety and depression of patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who participated in Baduanjin exercise.From February 20, 2020 to March 7, 2020, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD) were used to investigate the anxiety and depression levels of patients with COVID-19 who participated in Baduanjin exercise. Ninety one questionnaires were received, including 40 males and 51 females. Stepwise regression analysis was used to analyze the effects of related factors on anxiety and depression levels.In Square cabin hospital, 91% of patients participated in Baduanjin exercise had no obvious anxiety and 82% had no obvious depression. The scores of anxiety and depression of female patients were significantly higher than that of male patients. Bachelor degree or above with low scores for anxiety and depression. The frequency of Baduanjin exercise was negatively correlated with anxiety and depression score.The development of Baduanjin exercise has a certain positive influence on the COVID-19 patients in the Square cabin hospital, which is conducive to alleviate anxiety and depression symptoms of the patients.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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