Effectiveness of Mind- fulness based_ stress reduction on gastrointestional diseas signs Download PDF

Background & Aims: The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on gastrointestinal symptoms reduction of patients with gastrointestinal disorders. Methods: The study design was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest by using control group. The sample of the study consisted of 30 patients with gastrointestinal disorders (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, peptic ulcer, and duodenal ulcer) based on diagnostic criteria (ROMEIII) which were selected by purposive sampling method among patients referred to internal medicine experts and admitted to Abbasi Hospital of Miandoab in 2016. The patients were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control. After performing the pretest by using Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS), the experimental group received mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention during the eight sessions of one and a half hours, while the control group received no psychological intervention; and after the end of the sessions, the posttest was performed for both groups by using the same tools. The collected data were analyzed by covariance (ANCOVA) analysis and SPSS-18 software. Results: The results indicated that the mean scores of negative emotions and gastrointestinal symptoms rates of experimental group significantly reduced after receiving the mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention (P<0/05). Conclusion: This findings showed that the mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention is effective and useful as supplement in addition for patients with gastrointestinal disorders (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, peptic ulcer, and duodenal ulcer).