Author: Hood MM1, Jedel S2
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 West Jackson, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Electronic address: Megan_Hood@rush.edu.
<sup>2</sup>Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison Street, Suite 207, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Conference/Journal: Gastroenterol Clin North Am.
Date published: 2017 Dec
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Volume ID: 46 , Issue ID: 4 , Pages: 859-874 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2017.08.008. Epub 2017 Oct 3. , Word Count: 116
Mindfulness-based interventions may be beneficial psychosocial treatments for improving the health and well-being of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. This article reviews eight studies, assessing seven psychosocial interventions, which include mindfulness and/or meditation components. Strongest effects of the interventions were found in quality of life and anxiety/depression, with inconsistent or minimal changes in other psychosocial areas, such as perceived stress and in disease-related outcomes and other physiologic functioning. Mindfulness interventions for patients with inflammatory bowel disease may be a supplemental treatment option to improve quality of life and distress in this population, although results are preliminary and interventions require additional testing.
KEYWORDS: Crohn’s disease; IBD; Mindfulness; Ulcerative colitis; Yoga
PMID: 29173527 DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2017.08.008