ArticleNeurogastroenterology and motility2023
Positive psychological well-being: A novel concept for improving symptoms, quality of life, and health behaviors in irritable bowel syndrome.
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- The WISH 2.0 Intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Patients' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Non-pharmacological Treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- The mediating role of resilience in the relationship between cognitive flexibility and psychological well-being in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a cross-sectional study.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Perception of rectal prolapse symptoms in patients with psychiatric disorders.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2026Article
- Psychological self-efficacy and coping styles as mediators between perceived stress and IBS symptom severity: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Well-Being in Psoriasis: Weighting its Components Using Best-worst Scaling Methodology.Dermatology and therapy · 2025Article
- Positive affect longitudinally buffers the negative effect of health anxiety on gastrointestinal symptoms.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2024Article
- Demonstrating the benefit of a cellulitis-specific patient reported outcome measure (CELLUPROMJournal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
- Involvement of Personality and Health Status in the Psychological Wellbeing of Subjects with Chronic Disease.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The causal effects of leisure screen time on irritable bowel syndrome risk from a Mendelian randomization study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Resilience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Mediating effect of gastrointestinal symptoms on dietary behavior and quality of life in Chinese adults with chronic gastritis-a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThough a growing body of research suggests that greater positive psychological well-being in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be protective, existing brain-gut behavior therapies primarily target negative psychological factors. Little is known about how positive psychological factors in IBS relate to IBS symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), or adherence to key health behaviors, such as physical activity and diet modification. Accordingly, per the ORBIT model of behavioral treatment development for chronic diseases, we explored potential connections between psychological constructs and IBS symptoms, health behavior engagement (physical activity and dietary modification), and HRQoL in a qualitative study to inform the development of a novel brain-gut behavior therapy.
methodsParticipants with IBS completed self-report assessments and semi-structured phone interviews about relationships between positive and negative psychological constructs, IBS symptoms, health behavior engagement, and HRQoL. KEY
resultsParticipants (n = 23; 57% female) ranged in age from 25 to 79 (mean age = 54). IBS subtypes were similarly represented (IBS-diarrhea [n = 8], IBS-constipation [n = 7], and IBS-mixed [n = 8]). Participants described opposing relationships between positive and negative psychological constructs, IBS symptoms, health behavior engagement, and HRQoL, respectively, such that experiencing positive constructs largely mitigated IBS symptoms, boosted health behavior participation, and improved HRQoL, and negative constructs exacerbated symptoms, reduced health behavior participation, and worsened HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES: Participants with IBS linked greater positive psychological well-being to moderated IBS symptoms and better HRQoL and health behavior participation. An intervention to cultivate greater well-being may be a novel way to mitigate IBS symptoms, boost health behavior participation, and improve HRQoL in IBS.
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