• Medicine · Oct 2022

    Effectiveness and safety of Tai Chi for anxiety disorder of COVID-19: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.

    • Shiqiang Zhang, Luwen Zhu, Runyu Liang, Xia Yin, Ruoyu Wang, Xiyuan Ma, Hongyu Li, and Qiang Tang.
    • Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Oct 14; 101 (41): e30992.

    BackgroundAnxiety disorders pose a significant threat to the clinical rehabilitation of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Tai Chi is a therapeutic exercise that can be used to treat anxiety disorders. We aim to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Tai Chi for treating patients with anxiety disorders caused by COVID-19.MethodsThe PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature, Wan Fang, and Chinese Clinical Trial Registry databases will be searched for reports of randomized controlled trials on Tai Chi for the treatment of anxiety disorders caused by COVID-19, published from December 1, 2019, to August 22, 2022. Two researchers will screen the articles and extract the relevant information.ResultsThe results will provide a systematic overview of the current evidence on the use of Tai Chi to treat anxiety disorders caused by COVID-19 among patients.ConclusionThe conclusions of this study will help clarify whether Tai Chi is effective and safe for treating anxiety disorders caused by COVID-19.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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