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PMID: 21175733 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Scand J Caring Sci; 2010 Learning to live with irritabel bowel syndrome. The influence of a group-based patient education programme on peoples' ability to manage illness in everyday life Background: Living with chronic irritable bowel syndrome sets limitations in peoples' everyday lives. This is due to bad health and the difficulty to find strategies that will manage their problem. In encounters with health care providers, these people feel that they are not getting the appropriate support to manage their illness-related troubles, and they perceive themselves to be insufficiently informed about the disease. Aim: To evaluate the influence of a group-based patient education programme about irritable bowel syndrome, on people's ability to manage their illness in everyday life. Methods: The study used an evaluative research design. Fifty-one individuals with irritable bowel syndrome completed the ways of coping questionnaire, and the irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system, before and after participating in a multidisciplinary group-based patient education programme. Results: In the participants' self assessments, statistical significances (p > 0.05) were found for the mean frequency of efforts used on the coping strategies distancing and escape-avoidance. Distancing was used more often after the education programme, while escape-avoidance, was used more seldom. The proportional use of the strategy self-controlling (relative score) was enhanced after the education programme. The participants' overall severity of symptoms was significantly reduced after the education programme. The individuals with a clinically noteworthy improvement in symptom severity (decrease ≤ 50) had greater changes in relative score values than those that showed a lesser improvement in symptom severity. Conclusion: Coping patterns were changed and symptoms were scored significantly less severe among the participants who participated in the education programme. Controlled studies following individuals over a longer period are suggested to establish the validity and sustainability of these changes, and qualitative interview studies would provide additional understanding about the significance of the separate parts of the education programme, and about the meaning of the programme to peoples' everyday lives as a whole. |
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Cecilia Håkanson; Eva Sahlberg-Blom; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Henry Nyhlin |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-12-22 |
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Title: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences Volume: - ISSN: 1471-6712 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804206 Medline TA: Scand J Caring Sci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2010 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences © 2010 Nordic College of Caring Science. |
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Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden Department of Palliative Care research, Ersta Sköndal University College, Stockholm, Sweden Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation, Research, Development and Education Unit, Stockholm, Sweden Karolinska University Hospital, Gastro Center, Huddinge, Sweden. |
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