Effect of Counseling Program on Coping Strategies of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
El-Zayat, O., Saad, N., Abd Elwahab, O., El Awady, S. (2025). Effect of Counseling Program on Coping Strategies of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), 289-310. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.378182.1445
Ons Said Mohamed El-Zayat; Nora Salah Eldin Saad; Ola Abd Elwahab; Sahar Mahmoud S. El Awady. "Effect of Counseling Program on Coping Strategies of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 2, 2025, 289-310. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.378182.1445
El-Zayat, O., Saad, N., Abd Elwahab, O., El Awady, S. (2025). 'Effect of Counseling Program on Coping Strategies of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome', EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), pp. 289-310. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.378182.1445
El-Zayat, O., Saad, N., Abd Elwahab, O., El Awady, S. Effect of Counseling Program on Coping Strategies of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 6(2): 289-310. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.378182.1445

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

International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research
Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2025, Page 289-310  XML PDF (759.78 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.378182.1445
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Authors
Ons Said Mohamed El-Zayat1; Nora Salah Eldin Saad2; Ola Abd Elwahab2; Sahar Mahmoud S. El Awady email 1
1Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt
2Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Egypt
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. 
Keywords
Counseling Program; Coping Strategies Patients& Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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