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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy experiences in youth with inflammatory bowel disease and depression: findings from a mixed methods qualitative study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological interventions for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Optimism and mindfulness are associated with decreased abdominal pain among adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Does Improving Depression Symptoms in Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Alter Their Microbiome?Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2024Article
- Moving Towards Acceptance and Values: A Qualitative Study of ACTforIBD Compared to IBD Psychoeducation.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2024Article
- Unraveling the fatigue puzzle: insights into the pathogenesis and management of IBD-related fatigue including the role of the gut-brain axis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic noncancer pain and prescription opioid use disorder: A qualitative pilot study of its feasibility and the perceived process of change.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- The Effect of Empowering Education Combined With Mindfulness Meditation Training on Negative Emotion and Quality of Life in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- Mindfulness Practice Is Associated With Subjective Wellbeing Homeostasis Resilience in People With Crohn's Disease but Not Ulcerative Colitis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Mindfulness-Based Virtual Reality Intervention for Children and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesMindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is effective in treating psychosocial comorbidities in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, there have been no qualitative studies of MBCT experiences among youth with IBD. We aimed to examine the experiences of youth with IBD and depression who completed an adapted MBCT group programme, and the impact of common psychotherapy and group factors.
designThis mixed method qualitative study, nested within a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of MBCT for youth with IBD, employed thematic analysis of qualitative data from three focus groups and open-ended survey questions.
settingThe study was conducted in the outpatient department of a tertiary hospital for young adults in Brisbane, Australia.
participantsOut of sixty-four adolescents and young adults recruited to the RCT of MBCT for youth with IBD and depression, 29 completed the MBCT evaluation survey and 19 attended the focus groups.
resultsFour key themes emerged: 'connectedness and shared understanding', 'growing in wisdom', 'therapeutic alliance' and 'barriers to mindfulness practice'. Participants described MBCT experiences as healing and transformative with the themes of connectedness, growing in wisdom and therapeutic alliance laying the foundation for therapeutic change. Main barriers included fatigue, depression, time and travel constraints.
conclusionsThe study identified key themes facilitating the process of therapeutic change within the MBCT programme for youth with IBD and elucidated common and group psychotherapy factors underlying the key themes. Participants perceived connecting with peers as essential for learning mindfulness skills which in turn strengthened the connection. Study findings will facilitate interpretation of the results of the RCT of MBCT in youth with IBD and inform the design of future studies of MBCT in this cohort. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12617000876392; Results.
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