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SynthesisJournal of Korean Academy of Nursing2020

[A Meta-Analysis on the Effects of Mind-Body Therapy on Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome].

Eun Hui Choi, Moon Ja Kim, Eun Nam Lee

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Synthesis in Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eun Hui ChoiDepartment of Nursing, Masan University, Changwon Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2461-1311
Moon Ja KimDepartment of Nursing, Dong-Eui Institute of Technology, Busan Korea. mmuull@hanmail.net.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6504-7975
Eun Nam LeeDepartment of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9421-0118
Dong-Eui University · KRDong-A University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePrevious randomized controlled trials (RCT) found that mind-body therapy can improve the health outcomes of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The purpose of this meta-analysis was to identify the combined effects of mind-body therapy on patients' IBS symptoms, quality of life, anxiety, and depression.

methodsA systematic literature search was conducted using various databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL CENTRAL, DBpia, RISS, and KISS. The primary outcome variables were IBS symptoms and quality of life; the secondary outcome variables were anxiety and depression. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis version 3.0 was used to analyze the extracted data. The effect size was calculated using standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI).

resultsEleven final RCTs were used for this meta-analysis. Mind-body therapy was found to have a significant effect on the IBS patients' symptoms (SMD, -0.63; 95% CI, -0.77 to -0.48), quality of life (SMD, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.40 to 1.66), anxiety (SMD, -0.28; 95% CI, -0.47 to -0.09), and depression (SMD, -0.31; 95% CI, -0.06 to -0.12).

conclusionThis meta-analysis reveals that mind-body therapy significantly improves IBS patients' symptoms, quality of life, anxiety, and depression. The results suggest that, in the future, appropriate mind-body therapy should be applied to Koreans suffering from IBS. Moreover, the therapy's long-term effects should be assessed.

Indexed as

Mind-Body TherapiesAnxietyDepressionHumansIrritable Bowel SyndromeQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeIrritable Bowel SyndromeMeta-AnalysisMind-Body TherapiesQuality of Life

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PMID32632072
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