Trial reportBMC gastroenterology2022
The effect of Benson relaxation technique on the severity of symptoms and quality of life in children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): a quasi-experimental study.
Trial report in BMC gastroenterology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07450924 (Examination of the Effect of Mandala Coloring Activity Applied to Caregivers in the Palliative Care Clinic Along With Benson Relaxation Exercise on Stress, Anxiety and Mental Well-Being), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Examination of the Effect of Mandala Coloring Activity Applied to Caregivers in the Palliative Care Clinic Along With Benson Relaxation Exercise on Stress, Anxiety and Mental Well-Being
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- Italian guidelines for the management of irritable bowel syndrome in children and adolescents : Joint Consensus from the Italian Societies of: Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Pediatric Nutrition (SIGENP), Pediatrics (SIP), Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (SIGE) and Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SINGEM).Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Review
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Abstract
aimThis study aimed to determine the effect of the Benson relaxation technique on the severity of symptoms and quality of life in children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
designThis quasi-experimental study was carried out on children with irritable bowel syndrome in Iran.
methodSixty children were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. The Benson relaxation technique was implemented for three weeks for experimental group, while the control group only received the typical medical therapy with no special intervention. The questionnaire of Irritable Bowel Syndrome-quality of life-34 (IBS-QOL-34), and Bowel Symptoms Severity and Frequency Scale (BSS-FS) were used for data gathering before and three weeks after the intervention. Data were analyzed using statistics, appropriate parametric and non-parametric tests.
resultsAccording to the results, the experimental group had lower mean scores of qualities of life before the intervention (p < 0.05). The mean score of symptom severity in children with IBS was 13.88 in the experimental group, which changed to 9.83 in the post-test, indicating a significant difference (p < 0.000). The pre-test and post-test mean scores for quality of life in this group were 118.94 and 102.77, respectively, indicating a significant difference (P < 0.001).
conclusionThe Benson relaxation technique can be a non-pharmacological solution to reduce the severity of symptoms and improve the quality of life of children with IBS. IMPLICATION TO PRACTICE: This technique is supposed to contribute as a further intervention in clinical contexts.
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