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The Effect of Empowering Education Combined With Mindfulness Meditation Training on Negative Emotion and Quality of Life in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Wei-Zhen Xi, Chong-Wu Xu, Ling-Ling Wang

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.901696 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed
Sample size 40
Population Patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Interventions Empowerment education mindfulness meditation training
Duration 3 months after discharge
Measures SAS
Topics Anxiety Meditation
Keywords Ibd Empowerment education Mindfulness meditation training Quality of life
Key findings In 40 IBD patients, empowerment education combined with mindfulness meditation training was associated with significantly lower anxiety scores and significantly higher quality-of-life scores than conventional nursing three months after discharge, while the groups did not differ significantly at admission. The authors conclude the combination can improve negative emotions and quality of life.

Abstract

To investigate the effect of empowerment education combined with mindfulness meditation training on negative emotions and quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A total of 40 patients with IBD were selected and divided into experimental group and control group according to the random number table method, 20 cases in each group. The patients in the control group were treated with conventional nursing methods. The patients in the experimental group used empowerment education combined with mindfulness meditation training. Changes in mood and quality of life were compared between the two groups at admission and 3 months after discharge. There was no significant difference in SAS score and quality of life score between the two groups. After authorization education combined with mindfulness meditation training, the SAS score of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.01). The score of quality of life in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.01). Empowerment education combined with mindfulness meditation can effectively improve the negative emotions and quality of life of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and benefit the patients in many aspects.

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