Open Access<p>Influence Of Narrative Medicine-Based Health Education Combined With An Online Patient Mutual Assistance Group On The Health Of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Arthritis</p>
Author(s) -
Yin Zhang,
Bin Pi,
Xin Xu,
Ying Li,
Xiangfan Chen,
Na Yang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s213587
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , physical therapy , intervention (counseling) , health education , narrative medicine , irritable bowel syndrome , depression (economics) , inflammatory bowel disease , disease , narrative , psychiatry , nursing , public health , linguistics , philosophy , economics , macroeconomics
Inflammatory bowel disease arthritis (IBDA) threatens patients' physical and mental health. Therefore, patients need not only physical therapy, but also adequate health education and psychological support. This study was designed to explore the effect of health education based on narrative medicine combined with an online patient mutual assistance group that was based on the physical and mental health of patients with IBDA.