A Randomized Trial Comparing Standard Treatment and Stress-Relieving Therapies to Improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms.
| Autor: | Lancsek L; Outer Banks Family Medicine, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (Dr Lancsek); Albemarle Gastroenterology Associates, Elizabeth City, North Carolina (Dr Faber); School of Professional Nursing, Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach, Virginia (Dr Rutledge); Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk, Virginia (Drs Maduro and Zimbro); and Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, Virginia (Dr Morgan)., Faber S, Rutledge C, Maduro RS, Morgan MK, Zimbro KS |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nursing care quality [J Nurs Care Qual] 2024 Jan-Mar 01; Vol. 39 (1), pp. 58-66. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 02. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000725 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Abdominal pain is stressful, accounting for a large proportion of emergency and primary care visits. Clinical workups for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are often without abnormal findings and symptoms can be severe, diminishing patients' IBS-related quality of life (IBS-QOL). Purpose: The efficacy of stress-relieving therapies to manage IBS symptoms was explored. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to standard care or an intervention group (ie, walking, music, and essential oils). The IBS-QOL, gastrointestinal (GI) distress, and general health questionnaires were completed at baseline and 6-week visits. Results: The intervention explained 20% of the variance for IBS-QOL, 19% for GI distress, and 27% for general health, after controlling for baseline scores. IBS-QOL and general health were improved, with GI distress minimized for the walking and essential oils groups. Conclusions: Adding walking and essential oils to an established IBS treatment regimen can positively impact health and well-being. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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