TY - JOUR
T1 - Gut-directed guided affective imagery as an adjunct to dietary modification in irritable bowel syndrome
AU - Boltin, Doron
AU - Sahar, Nadav
AU - Gil, Efi
AU - Aizic, Shoshana
AU - Hod, Keren
AU - Levi-Drummer, Rachel
AU - Niv, Yaron
AU - Dickman, Ram
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015/6/4
Y1 - 2015/6/4
N2 - This work aimed to study the effect of guided affective imagery on the irritable bowel syndrome. A total of 15 irritable bowel syndrome patients received guided affective imagery and 19 patients served as controls. Symptom severity and irritable bowel syndrome quality of life were measured at baseline and 8 weeks. Symptom severity decreased following guided affective imagery compared to controls (-1.5 ± 1.9 vs 0.1 ± 1.6, p = 0.04). Irritable bowel syndrome quality of life increased following guided affective imagery compared to controls (12.1 ± 12.5 vs -0.7 ± 16.2, p < 0.01). Guided affective imagery predicted reduced symptom severity (odds ratio = 5.71, p = 0.02) and increased irritable bowel syndrome quality of life (odds ratio = 17.88, p = 0.01). Guided affective imagery combined with dietary modification may be beneficial in the management of irritable bowel syndrome, however larger studies are required.
AB - This work aimed to study the effect of guided affective imagery on the irritable bowel syndrome. A total of 15 irritable bowel syndrome patients received guided affective imagery and 19 patients served as controls. Symptom severity and irritable bowel syndrome quality of life were measured at baseline and 8 weeks. Symptom severity decreased following guided affective imagery compared to controls (-1.5 ± 1.9 vs 0.1 ± 1.6, p = 0.04). Irritable bowel syndrome quality of life increased following guided affective imagery compared to controls (12.1 ± 12.5 vs -0.7 ± 16.2, p < 0.01). Guided affective imagery predicted reduced symptom severity (odds ratio = 5.71, p = 0.02) and increased irritable bowel syndrome quality of life (odds ratio = 17.88, p = 0.01). Guided affective imagery combined with dietary modification may be beneficial in the management of irritable bowel syndrome, however larger studies are required.
KW - acute illness
KW - affect
KW - cognitive behavior therapy
KW - health psychology
KW - physical symptoms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930844950&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1359105315573450
DO - 10.1177/1359105315573450
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C2 - 26032788
AN - SCOPUS:84930844950
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 20
SP - 712
EP - 720
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 6
ER -