Department of Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Rev Environ Health. 2021 Apr 12;36(3):443-450. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2021-0012. Print 2021 Sep 27.
Despite the high prevalence of coronavirus and various treatment approaches, including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), there is still no definitive treatment for coronavirus. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of CAM interventions on COVID-19 patients.
Four databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE) were searched from the inception of databases until July 16, 2020. Keywords included complementary and alternative medicine therapies and Coronavirus.
Of the 1,137 studies searched, 14 studies performed on 972 COVID-19 patients entered the systematic review final stage. The results showed that different CAM interventions (acupuncture, Traditional Chinese medicine [TCM], relaxation, Qigong) significantly improved various psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, negative emotions, quality of life) and physical symptoms (inflammatory factors, physical activity, chest pain, and respiratory function) in COVID-19 patients. The results showed that various CAM interventions have a positive effect on improving the various dimensions of coronavirus disease but since there are few studies in this regard, further studies using different CAM approaches are recommended.
尽管冠状病毒发病率较高，且有多种治疗方法，包括补充和替代医学（CAM），但目前仍没有针对冠状病毒的确切治疗方法。本研究旨在评估 CAM 干预措施对 COVID-19 患者的影响。
从数据库建立之初到 2020 年 7 月 16 日，我们在四个数据库（Web of Science、PubMed、Scopus 和 EMBASE）中进行了搜索。关键词包括补充和替代医学疗法和冠状病毒。
在搜索到的 1137 项研究中，有 14 项针对 972 例 COVID-19 患者的研究进入了系统评价的最后阶段。结果表明，不同的 CAM 干预措施（针灸、中药、放松、气功）显著改善了 COVID-19 患者的各种心理症状（抑郁、焦虑、压力、睡眠质量、负面情绪、生活质量）和身体症状（炎症因子、身体活动、胸痛和呼吸功能）。结果表明，各种 CAM 干预措施对改善冠状病毒病的各个方面都有积极影响，但由于这方面的研究较少，建议进一步开展使用不同 CAM 方法的研究。
