A study to compare the effect of Zumba dance exercise towards psychological and biological markers in control and intervention groups of residents managing COVID-19 patients. Psychological markers were assessed using State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaires. Biological markers being measured were neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), CD4, Interleukin-6 (IL-6), and salivary cortisol. Measurements were done at the beginning of self-isolation after shift and 2 weeks after self-isolation.
This was a randomized controlled trial study to measure the effect of intervention of Zumba dance towards psychological and biological markers in hospital residents managing COVID-19 patients