Effect of traditional Chinese medicine combined with exercise rehabilitation training recovery of elderly patients with COVID-19
OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of traditional Chinese medicine combined with exercise rehabilitation training in elderly patients recovering from corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19).METHODS Elderly patients with pulmonary function rehabilitation after recovery from COVID-19 admitted to PLA General Hospital from Jan 3rd,2023 to Feb 28th,2023 were enrolled in this study.Patients from different wards were divided into the con-trol group and observation group by systematic random draw method,30 patients in each group.On the basis of comprehensive drug treatment,patients in the control group received traditional respiratory rehabilitation training,nutritional support,psychological intervention and other guidance,while patients in the observation group received traditional Chinese medicine treatment(including traditional Chinese medicine decoction,acupuncture,etc.)and exercise rehabilitation training on the basis of the treatment of the control group.The 6-minute walking test at ad-mission and before discharge,lung function test index,patients'ability of daily living activities,and psychological status before and after treatment were analyzed.RESULTS Before discharge,results of 6-minute walking test in the control group and the experimental group were both improved compared with those on admission(P＜0.05).After traditional Chinese medicine combined with exercise rehabilitation training,the lung function indexes in the experi-mental group before discharge were improved more significantly than those in the control group(P＜0.05).Before discharge,the scores of activities of daily life in the test group(86.32±4.24)and the control group(85.23± 4.52)were higher than those in the test group(79.63±5.64)and the control group(78.34±6.01)on admission(P＜0.05).Before discharge,SAS and SDS scores between the test group and control group were(52.78±2.37)vs.(54.07±3.21)and(52.17±0.18)vs.(53.01±1.77),respectively;there were significant differences be-tween the two groups(P＜0.05).CONCLUSION Traditional Chinese medicine combined with exercise rehabilita-tion training can effectively improve the lung function in elderly patients recovering from COVID-19,improve their ability of daily living activities,and reduce their anxiety and depression.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Corona virus disease 2019Traditional Chinese med-icineRehabilitation trainingRespiratory system
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