Effect of Counseling Program on Coping Strategies of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt

2 Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt

10.21608/ejnsr.2025.378182.1445

Abstract

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder
characterized by a constellation of symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel
habits. Coping strategies are the behavioral and cognitive techniques used to deal with the demands and
essential needs to patients for preserving wellbeing of health. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the
effect of counseling program on coping strategies of patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Research
Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at medicine
out-patients clinic in Helwan General Hospital Cairo, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample included 80
patients with irritable bowel syndrome were used in this study. Tools: Two tools were used in this study:
Tool I: An interview questionnaire which consisted of: Part I: a) Demographic characteristics of studied
patients b) Past and present medical history of studied patients. Part II: Patients’ knowledge about
irritable bowel syndrome. Part III: Patients’ attitude about irritable bowel syndrome. Tool II: Patients'
coping strategies. Results: The present study showed that 68.7% of studied patients had poor knowledge,
58.2% of them had a negative attitude and 70% of them had a low coping strategies about irritable bowel
syndrome at pre counseling program, which improved to 82.0% of them had good knowledge, 85% of
them had positive attitude and 80.5% of them had good coping strategies at post counseling program.
Conclusion: The counseling program improved the studied patients' knowledge, positive attitude and
attitude about irritable bowel syndrome. Recommendation: Continues counseling program about coping
strategies of patients with irritable bowel syndrome. 

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