Nurse-Administered Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gut-directed hypnotherapy is effective for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and a few studies have reported long-lasting therapeutic effects following intervention. No previous studies have evaluated the long-term effects of nurse-administered hypnotherapy.

Aims

We aimed to investigate the long-term effects of nurse-administered gut-directed hypnotherapy for IBS and identify factors associated with symptom improvement. Furthermore, we aimed to compare treatment effects between individual and group hypnotherapy.

Methods

A 2-year follow-up study including 289 patients with IBS who had completed a 12-week hypnotherapy program (individually or in groups) was conducted. Data were collected at baseline, and at 6-month-, 1-year- and 2-year follow-ups. Irritable bowe

SUBMITTER: Lovdahl J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12463711 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature