A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to Prevent Flare-Up in Patients with Inactive Ulcerative Colitis | Zendy

Sharon Jedel | Zendy; Arthur Hoffman | Zendy; Patricia Merriman | Zendy; Barbara Swanson | Zendy; Robin M. Voigt | Zendy; Kumar B. Rajan | Zendy; Maliha Shaikh | Zendy; Hsiao-Ping Li | Zendy; Ali Keshavarzian | Zendy

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A 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.

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