Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Symptoms Severity and Rumination of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Symptoms Severity and Rumination of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Fouladi N¹ ; Mohammadkhani S² ; Shahidi E³ ; Daryani E⁴

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1. Department of Psychology, College of Human Science, Saveh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran
2. Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Educational Science, Kharazmi University, No.43.South Mofatteh Ave, Tehran, Iran
3. Faculty of Specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Tolman Institute, Palermo, Italy
4. Khomeini Gastroenterology Ward School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Govaresh Published:2019

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Background: The aim of this study was to develop a therapeutic plan based on hypnotherapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and determine the effectiveness of this treatment on the intensity of IBS symptoms and rumination of patients with IBS. Materials and Methods: The research design was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test, a post-test, and 3 months of follow-up. Of the patients who were referred to gastroenterology clinics in Tehran, 32 patients with IBS were randomly divided into two groups; hypnotherapy group and control group. Medical treatment along with hypnotherapy was individually conducted for eight sessions in the intervention group and the control group received only medical treatment. IBS Symptom Severity Scale (IBS-SSS) and rumination were completed in pretest, post-test, and follow-up stages by the patients and data were analyzed with repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: The variable scores of symptoms severity and rumination in experimental group was significantly lower than the control group (p > 0.05) and the effect of the therapeutic plan persisted until the follow-up stage. Conclusion: The results showed that hypnotherapy can be an effective treatment for patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Therefore, psychological treatment is essential for the management of these patients. © 2019 Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. All rights reserved.

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MLA	Fouladi N, et al.. "Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Symptoms Severity and Rumination of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome." Govaresh, vol. 24, no. 3, 2019, pp. 163-169.
APA	Fouladi N, Mohammadkhani S, Shahidi E, Daryani E (2019). Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Symptoms Severity and Rumination of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Govaresh, 24(3), 163-169.
Chicago	Fouladi N, Mohammadkhani S, Shahidi E, Daryani E. "Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Symptoms Severity and Rumination of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome." Govaresh 24, no. 3 (2019): 163-169.
Harvard	Fouladi N et al. (2019) 'Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Symptoms Severity and Rumination of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome', Govaresh, 24(3), pp. 163-169.
Vancouver	Fouladi N, Mohammadkhani S, Shahidi E, Daryani E. Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Symptoms Severity and Rumination of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Govaresh. 2019;24(3):163-169.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Fouladi N and Mohammadkhani S and Shahidi E and Daryani E}, title = {Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Symptoms Severity and Rumination of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome}, journal = {Govaresh}, volume = {24}, number = {3}, pages = {163-169}, year = {2019} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Fouladi N AU - Mohammadkhani S AU - Shahidi E AU - Daryani E TI - Efficacy of Hypnotherapy on Symptoms Severity and Rumination of Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome JO - Govaresh VL - 24 IS - 3 SP - 163 EP - 169 PY - 2019 ER -

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