Utilization of Mind-Body Intervention for Integrative Health Care of COVID-19 Patients and Survivors.

ABSTRACT: Recent findings suggest a correlation between COVID-19 and diabetes, although the underlying causes are still little understood. COVID-19 infection tends to induce severe symptoms in patients with underlying diabetes, increasing their mortality rate. Moreover, COVID-19 itself appears to be a diabetogenic factor. In addition, mental health conditions, such as depression due to lockdown and anxiety about infection, were found to affect glycemic control and immunity, highlighting the importance of mental health care during the pandemic. Mind-Body Intervention (MBI), which includes meditation, yoga, and qigong, has emerged as a tool for mental health management due to its effects on stress reduction and the promotion of mental and physical well-being. Here, we review the latest randomized cont

SUBMITTER: Yang HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9180827 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature