Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Physical Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common disorder of the digestive system. Despite the long period of study on the treatment of IBS, only a small number of treatments have proven effective. Objectives: The current study aimed to determine the efficacy of compassion-focused the...

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Main Authors: Kamyar Kaveh, Maryam Kalhornia Golkar, Ali Sahebi
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Language:English
Published: Zanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2022-04-01
Series:Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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Online Access:https://zums.ac.ir/nmcjournal/article-1-779-en.pdf
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description Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common disorder of the digestive system. Despite the long period of study on the treatment of IBS, only a small number of treatments have proven effective. Objectives: The current study aimed to determine the efficacy of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) in depression, anxiety, stress, and physical symptoms in patients with IBS. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest, posttest, follow-up, and control group. The present study was carried out on a total of 30 patients with IBS (diagnosed by a gastroenterologist applying the Rome III criteria) selected and divided into CFT (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The experimental group received eight sessions of CFT. All groups responded to the Severity of Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-42 was administered as pre-post and follow-up tests. Results: The results showed significantly lower mean scores in depression, anxiety, stress, and physical symptoms in the experimental group in the posttest. The follow-up test given 8 weeks after the posttest did not show any change in the results. Conclusion: The obtained findings support the efficacy of CFT in depression, anxiety, stress, and physical symptoms in patients with IBS.
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spelling doaj.art-4259ebcb68934b2e9069a9de7f0ed7ce2023-03-13T09:55:51ZengZanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesPreventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal2588-44412588-445X2022-04-011231710.52547/pcnm.12.3.1Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Physical Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel SyndromeKamyar Kaveh0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-1218Maryam Kalhornia Golkar1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4830-4703Ali Sahebi2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-7984Department of Health Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch Islamic Azad University, Karaj, IranClinical Psychologist, Senior Instructor, William Glasser International Institute, Sidney, AustraliaBackground: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common disorder of the digestive system. Despite the long period of study on the treatment of IBS, only a small number of treatments have proven effective. Objectives: The current study aimed to determine the efficacy of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) in depression, anxiety, stress, and physical symptoms in patients with IBS. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest, posttest, follow-up, and control group. The present study was carried out on a total of 30 patients with IBS (diagnosed by a gastroenterologist applying the Rome III criteria) selected and divided into CFT (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The experimental group received eight sessions of CFT. All groups responded to the Severity of Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-42 was administered as pre-post and follow-up tests. Results: The results showed significantly lower mean scores in depression, anxiety, stress, and physical symptoms in the experimental group in the posttest. The follow-up test given 8 weeks after the posttest did not show any change in the results. Conclusion: The obtained findings support the efficacy of CFT in depression, anxiety, stress, and physical symptoms in patients with IBS. https://zums.ac.ir/nmcjournal/article-1-779-en.pdfirritable bowel syndromecompassion-focused therapydepressionanxiety
spellingShingle Kamyar Kaveh
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Ali Sahebi
Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Physical Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal
irritable bowel syndrome
compassion-focused therapy
depression
anxiety
title Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Physical Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
title_full Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Physical Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
title_fullStr Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Physical Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Physical Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
title_short Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy in Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Physical Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
title_sort effectiveness of compassion focused therapy in depression anxiety stress and physical symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
topic irritable bowel syndrome
compassion-focused therapy
depression
anxiety
url https://zums.ac.ir/nmcjournal/article-1-779-en.pdf
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