Efficacy of an eHealth self-management program in reducing irritable bowel syndrome symptom severity: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to verify whether an eHealth-based self-management program can reduce irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptom severity. An open-label simple randomized controlled trial was conducted that compared an intervention group (n = 21) participating in an eHealth self-management program, which involved studying IBS-related information from an established self-help guide followed by in-built quizzes, with a treatment-as-usual group (n = 19) that, except for pharmacotherapy, had no treatment restrictions. Participants were female Japanese university students. The eHealth group received unlimited access to the self-management program for 8 weeks on computers and mobile devices. The primary outcome, participants' severity of IBS symptoms assessed using the IBS-severity index (IBS-SI),

SUBMITTER: Tayama J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10764726 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature