Jasmine K. Zia, MD, a gastroenterologist from the University of Washington in Seattle, and her colleagues categorized comprehensive self-management strategies from a previous clinical trial as diet, relaxation and alternative thoughts. Researchers followed 81 adults with IBS after the previous intervention trial.
Here are three points:
1. At the last comprehensive self-management session of the trial, 95 percent of the patients selected the self-management sub-themes of specific relaxation strategies, 90 percent selected diet composition and 90 percent identified thought distortions for continued use.
2. At 12 months, 94 percent of the participants were still using at least six strategies.
3. The authors wrote they developed a comprehensive self-management program to reduce symptoms and increase quality of life in patients with IBS that produced sustainable behavioral changes in 94 percent of patients after one-year of follow-up.
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