Tailored Digital Healthy Lifestyle of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Effect on Pain and Related Symptoms | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 38, Issue 3, August 2025 PDF (980.49 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2025.450339 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Shaymaa Sayed Khalil1; Fatma Gareh Ahmed2; Mervat Abd EL- Fatah Ismael2 | ||||
| 1Assistant professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| 23Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic gastrointestinal illness that severely lowers a patient's quality of life. New research shows that lifestyle treatments can be beneficial, especially when they are tailored to each person's needs and provided online. Aim: To assess how a tailored digital healthy lifestyle affects pain and related symptoms in IBS patients. Design: A pretest-posttest research design. Subjects and Method: a purposive 60 patients diagnosed with IBS who admitted at the Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology outpatient clinic, El Rajhi Liver Hospital, Assiut University. Tools: Using two tools: (I) a patient health needs assessment questionnaire to gather demographic characteristics and medical data and (II) the IBS Severity Scoring System (IBS-SSS). Results: (IBS) was more prevalent among young adult females with most participants having moderate illness duration (1–3 years), relatively high education levels, and urban residence. Post intervention findings revealed significant improvement in IBS-related pain and symptom severity as measured by the IBS-SSS. The older age, urban residence, and the presence of comorbidities significantly predicted higher IBS symptom severity, whereas higher educational attainment was associated with lower symptom scores. Conclusion: The tailored digital healthy lifestyle intervention was effective in reducing pain and related symptoms among IBS patients. Recommendation: Healthcare providers should be encouraged to integrate such digital tools into routine care to empower patients and enhance symptom control. | ||||
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