Open AccessA Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to Prevent Flare-Up in Patients with Inactive Ulcerative Colitis
Author(s) -
Sharon Jedel,
Arthur Hoffman,
Patricia Merriman,
Barbara Swanson,
Robin M. Voigt,
Kumar B. Rajan,
Maliha Shaikh,
Hsiao-Ping Li,
Ali Keshavarzian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
digestion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.882
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1421-9867
pISSN - 0012-2823
DOI - 10.1159/000356316
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , randomized controlled trial , medicine , mindfulness , stress reduction , colitis , mindfulness based stress reduction , gastroenterology , disease , clinical psychology
The primary therapeutic goals in ulcerative colitis (UC) are to maintain excellent quality of life (QOL) by treating flare-ups when they occur, and preventing flare-ups. Since stress can trigger UC flare-ups, we investigated the efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to reduce flare-ups and improve QOL.