Effectiveness of Mindfulness – Based Cognitive Therapy on coping style and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder and is a psychosomatic disorder. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on coping styles and gastrointestinal symptoms of IBS patients. This Experimental (pretest-posttest with the control group) study was conducted on ۳۲ patients with IBS based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. They divided randomly assigned into two groups intervention (n = ۱۵) and control (n = ۱۷). ROME III was used for the diagnosis of IBS. coping styles were evaluated by using Lazarus coping styles questionnaire (CSQ). Data analysis was conducted in SPSS software by using student t-test, Mann-Whitney, and covariance. The results showed that the difference between the mean scores of coping styles (emotion-focused & problem-focused) and gastrointestinal  symptoms in the intervention group after the sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was statistically significant (p <۰.۰۱). The results show that mindfulness-based therapy can be effective in reducing and controlling psychological symptoms, enhance well-being and quality of life. Therefore, this therapy as an adjunctive therapy in patients with irritable bowel syndrome is recommended.

Keywords:

Mindfulness – Based Cognitive Therapy , coping style , Irritable Bowel Syndrome , شناخت درمانی مبتنی بر ذهن آگاهی , راه های مقابله ای , سندرم روده تحریک پذیر