naa a22 4500 510729894 CHVBK 20180411082948.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20131201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12671-012-0128-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12671-012-0128-z Relationship of Mindfulness, Quality of Life, and Psychiatric Symptoms Among Patients with Ulcerative Colitis [Elektronische Daten] [Sharon Jedel, Patricia Merriman, Arthur Hoffman, Barbara Swanson, Louis Fogg, Ali Keshavarzian] Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a significant health problem. IBD patients have an exaggerated response to stress, which is also implicated as a flare-up trigger. Stress management techniques can potentially prevent flare-ups and improve quality of life. This study examines the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and perceived stress, quality of life, and psychiatric distress. Participants with ulcerative colitis (UC) completed questionnaires and were classified into two groups: asymptomatic and symptomatic. Independent samples t tests determined whether the groups differed significantly on mindfulness and psychosocial variables. Pearson's bivariate correlations were used to test for linear relationships between scores on the mindfulness measure and scores on psychosocial variables. In the asymptomatic group, mindfulness scores were significantly and inversely correlated with anxiety, depression, and perceived stress scores, and significantly but positively correlated with quality of life. In the symptomatic group, mindfulness was significantly and inversely correlated with perceived stress scores and was not significantly correlated with other psychosocial variables. Our data suggest that mindfulness training, which can be incorporated into a stress management program, may be an important component in treating UC, by improving physical and psychiatric functioning. Randomized, placebo-controlled trials are necessary to determine whether MBSR is useful in managing UC. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2012 Ulcerative colitis nationallicence Mindfulness nationallicence Depression nationallicence Anxiety nationallicence Stress nationallicence Psychiatric symptoms nationallicence Jedel Sharon Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W. Harrison Street, Suite 207, 60612, Chicago, IL, USA aut Merriman Patricia Department of Anesthesiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA aut Hoffman Arthur Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA aut Swanson Barbara Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA aut Fogg Louis Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA aut Keshavarzian Ali Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W. Harrison Street, Suite 207, 60612, Chicago, IL, USA aut Mindfulness Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 4/4(2013-12-01), 296-300 1868-8527 4:4<296 2013 4 12671 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0128-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-012-0128-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jedel Sharon Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W. Harrison Street, Suite 207, 60612, Chicago, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Merriman Patricia Department of Anesthesiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hoffman Arthur Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Swanson Barbara Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fogg Louis Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Keshavarzian Ali Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W. Harrison Street, Suite 207, 60612, Chicago, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Mindfulness Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 4/4(2013-12-01), 296-300 1868-8527 4:4<296 2013 4 12671 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer