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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2021 Nov-Dec;44(6):437-448.
doi: 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000594.

Effects of a Written Expression-Based Positive Psychological Intervention on the Psychological Status of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Xingchen Shang  1   2   3   4   5 , Fangchen Gu  1   2   3   4   5 , Qiugui Bian  1   2   3   4   5 , Meifeng Wang  1   2   3   4   5 , Zheng Lin  1   2   3   4   5
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of a Written Expression-Based Positive Psychological Intervention on the Psychological Status of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Xingchen Shang et al. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2021 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

This prospective parallel-group controlled trial explored the effects of a written expression-based positive psychological intervention on the psychological status of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Primary outcomes were anxiety, depression, hope, optimism, and subjective well-being, assessed at 8 weeks. Secondary outcomes were coping mode, quality of life at 8 weeks, and patient feedback. Sixty-eight volunteer patients meeting inclusion criteria were recruited from a hospital in China and randomized into the intervention group (positive psychological intervention+care as usual = 33) and the control group (care as usual = 35). The intervention group showed significantly greater improvements in anxiety, depression, hope, and quality of life (p > .05). The intervention group scored the feasibility, simplicity, and applicability of the positive psychological intervention themes at more than 6.5 for all measures. The study concludes that written expression-based positive psychological interventions alleviate negative emotions in inflammatory bowel disease patients and enhance their positive psychological characteristics. This approach also promotes a positive coping mode in inflammatory bowel disease patients, and the intervention measures devised are convenient, feasible, and well-accepted by patients.

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