News Report | September 29, 2019
Remote-Delivery CBT For Refractory IBS Resulted In Two Years Of Benefits
Remote-delivery cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for refractory irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) resulted in two years of benefits. These benefits included good adherence to treatment, improvements in IBS symptoms, and improvement on life and mood at a 24-month follow-up. Refractory IBS is defined as having clinically significant IBS symptoms for at least 12 months, despite first-line therapies.
Remote-delivery CBT was offered through both therapist-delivered telephone CBT, and web-based CBT with minimal therapist support. Overall, while both methods were more successful than usual care, telephone CBT produced better results than web-based CBT.
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