Mindfulness-based stress reduction may decrease stress, disease activity, and inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with autoimmune hepatitis.
JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology May 2022 Leina S Alrabadi, Anne Dutton, Anahita Rabiee et al.
Psychological and life stressors may impact autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) disease activity and increase relapse risk. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a validated course that reduces stress reactivity, and improves stress and emotion regulation. This single-arm exploratory pilot study of adult patients with AIH aimed to define the impact of an 8-week MBSR program on quality of life,...
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100450 (opens in new tab)
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Mbsr
Aih, autoimmune hepatitis
Alt, alanine aminotransferase
Cytokines
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