SynthesisFrontiers in public health2024
Effects of exercise therapy on anxiety and depression in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with long COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
- Trends in psychological distress among US adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional analysis, 2017-2024.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Effect of Physical Exercise on Sleep Quality and Depressive Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Review
- Emotional state in patients after COVID-19 in relation to comprehensive rehabilitation, Brain-Derived neurotrophic factor, Irisin levels, and selected clinical factors.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of perceived severity on depression, anxiety, and insomnia among Chinese community residents during the COVID-19 lockdown.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Nanocarrier drug delivery system: promising platform for targeted depression therapy.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Objective: With increasing rates of anxiety and depression during COVID-19, exercise treatment has drawn attention for its effects on COVID-19 patients with anxiety and depression. This study set out to assess the impact of exercise therapy on COVID-19 patients' anxiety and depression. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Library were used to search articles about exercise therapy as a means of treating anxiety and depression in COVID-19 patients from inception to April 30, 2023. The risk of bias was assessed by the Cochrane Collaboration bias risk tool. Data were pooled with the random effects model. RevMan version 5.4 was used for the statistical analyses. This work was registered in the PROSPERO database (registration number: CRD42023406439). Selection criteria: Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of COVID-19 patients with anxiety and depression were included to assess the impact of physical exercise on COVID-19 patients with anxiety and depression. Results: 6 studies including a total of 461 COVID-19 patients were analyzed in this meta-analysis. Overall, the meta-analysis showed that compared with the control group, exercise could significantly improve anxiety (SMD = -0.76; 95%CI: -0.96, -0.55; Conclusion: The research provided evidence that exercise therapy is able to help COVID-19 patients experience less anxiety and depression and have better-quality sleep. Systematic review registration: CRD42023406439.
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