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Psychological interventions for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Timmer, Antje, Preiss, Jan C, Motschall, Edith, Rücker, Gerta, Jantschek, Günther, Moser, Gabriele·2011·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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BACKGROUND: The effect of psychological interventions in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is controversial. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of psychological interventions (psychotherapy, patient education, relaxation techniques) on health related quality of life, coping, emotional state and disease activity in IBD. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the specialized register of the IBD/FBD Group, CENTRAL (Issue 5, 2010) and from inception to April 2010: Medline, Embase, LILACS, Psyndex, CINAHL, PsyInfo, CCMed, SOMED and Social SciSearch. Conference abstracts and reference lists were also checked. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomized, quasi-randomized and non randomized controlled trials of psychological interventions in children or adults with IBD with a minimum follow up time of 2 months. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Data were extracted and study quality was independently assessed by two raters. Pooled standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using a random effects model. MAIN RESULTS: Twenty-one studies were eligible for inclusion (1745 participants, 8 RCT, 4 QRCT, 8 NRCT; 19 in adults, 2 in adolescents). Most studies used multimodular approaches. The risk of bias was high for all studies.In adults, psychotherapy had no effect on quality of life at around 12 months (3 studies, 235 patients, SMD -0.07; 95% CI -0.33 to 0.19), emotional status (depression, 4 studies, 266 patients, SMD 0.03; 95% CI -0.22 to 0.27) or proportion of patients not in remission (5 studies, 287 patients, OR 0.85; 95% CI 0.48 to 1.48). Results were similar at 3 to 8 months. There was no evidence for statistical heterogeneity or subgroup effects based on type of disease or intensity of the therapy. In adolescents, there were positive short term effects of psychotherapy on most outcomes assessed including quality of life (2 studies, 71 patients, SMD 0.70; 95% CI 0.21 to 1.18) and depression (1 study, 41 patients, SMD -0.62; 95% CI -1.25 to 0.01).Educational interventions were ineffective with respect to quality of life at 12 months (5 studies, 947 patients, SMD 0.11; 95% CI -0.02 to 0.24), depression (3 studies, 378 patients, SMD -0.08; 95% CI -0.29 to 0.12) and proportion of patients not in remission (3 studies, 434 patients, OR 1.00; 95% CI 0.65 to 1.53). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: There is no evidence for efficacy of psychological therapy in adult patients with IBD in general. In adolescents, psychological interventions may be beneficial, but the evidence is limited. Further evidence is needed to assess the efficacy of these therapies in subgroups identified as being in need of psychological interventions, and to identify what type of therapy maybe most useful.

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Authors
Timmer, A., Preiss, J. C., Motschall, E., Rücker, G., Jantschek, G., & Moser, G.
Affiliations
  • Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS (DE)
  • Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
  • University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
  • University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
  • Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Venue
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-02-15
Issue
2
Pages
CD006913-CD006913
ISSN
  • 1361-6137 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-1858
OpenAlex
W1830145075
Cited by
187
References
133
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FWCI
1.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
inflammatory bowel disease, psychological intervention, psychotherapy, patient education, relaxation techniques, health-related quality of life, coping, depression, disease activity, remission, adolescents, children, risk of bias, attrition bias, publication bias
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Colitis, Ulcerative, Crohn Disease, Depression, Humans, Patient Education as Topic, Psychotherapy, Quality of Life, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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