The effectiveness of group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on mental health and quality of life of patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Object: Despite of prevalent and clear signs of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the causes of this illness is still unclear. It seems mental factors contribute in severity and incident of this illness, But still there is no cure for this disease The aim of this study was to investigate effectiveness of group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on mental health and quality of life of patients with bowel irritating syndrome.
This research was semi-experimental design pretest-posttest with control group that subjects were 40 people who diagnosed by physician as BIS that selected by available sampling method. And randomly assigned in experimental and control groups. Then two groups answered general health and quality of life questionnaires. Experimental group received 8 sessions of 90 –minute’s group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness and the control group did not receive any treatment. Both groups completed questionnaires after completing the treatment again. Data analyzed by Analysis of univariate and Multivariate Covariance.
Analysis of univariate and Multivariate Covariance revealed mental health and quality of life effectively higher in experimental group compared to the control group (p The findings have showed the group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness promote mental health and improve quality of life of patient with irritable bowel syndrome.