The Effectiveness of Well-being Therapy on Mental Health and Self-efficacy of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis

NCT05645666 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 13115
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic and lifelong disease that causes disabilities for sufferers and causes mental health disorders in the patients. For this reason, it is important to know which psychotherapy is more effective for UC patient's problems, and since no research has been done on the effectiveness of well-being therapy on the mental health problems of these patients, this research can help psychologists and other specialists in this field to help patients with UC and other chronic disease. The present study is conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of mental well-being on the mental health and quality of life of patients with ulcerative colitis. The research method was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The study population included all patients with ulcerative colitis who were previously diagnosed with ulcerative colitis by a gastroenterologist and referred to one of the gastroenterology centers for treatment. The criteria for entering the patients into the study were: definitive diagnosis of ulcerative colitis according to the opinion of a gastroenterologist, consent to participate in the study, having at least a high-school education and an age range of 18 to 60 years. The patients who were excluded from the study were: patients who have acute Psychiatric or other medical disorders , patients who have participated in counseling or psychotherapy sessions in the last six months and patients who lose motivation to participate in the interview or are absent for more than two sessions. The convenience sampling method was used. The list of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases was provided to the researcher after the consent of the head of the Digestive Disease Research Institute. 300 ulcerative colitis patients of this list were contacted according to the criteria for entering the study, and they were invited to participate in the treatment sessions after a brief explanation about the objectives of the sessions, sessions duration and time. Finally, 32 patients volunteered and were randomly assigned to one of the following groups: 16 people (9 women and 7 men) were in the well-being therapy group and 16 people (8 men and 8 women) were in the control group. In the post-test phase, one person in the study group stopped working, and in the follow-up phase, which was done 6 months later , the study did face any shortages.

Conditions

Ulcerative Colitis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pre-test level

  The results demonstrated that the effectiveness of this treatment on the level of self-efficacy and mental health was significant in the pretest phase.

  Immediately after the intervention

• Follow-up level

  The results demonstrated that the effectiveness of this treatment on the level of self-efficacy and mental health was significant in the follow-up phase

  6 months after the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Well being therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

The group of 16 which recieved well-being therapy

Behavioral: Well-being therapy

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The group of 16 which did not recieve well-being therapy

Interventions

Well-being therapy BEHAVIORAL

Well-being therapy is a short-term, organized and problem-oriented treatment program that is based on Riff's psychological well-being model. Its purpose is to help patient in order to improve His/her functions in six dimensions; personal growth, environmental mastery, purposefulness of life, and autonomy, self-acceptance and positive relationships with others Therapists help patients find well-being experiences in their present and past lives and pay attention to these experiences, no matter how small or short they are.

Well being therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• \- definitive diagnosis of ulcerative colitis according to the opinion of a gastroenterologist, consent to participate in the study, having at least a high-school education and an age range of 16 to 60 years.

You may not qualify if:

• patients who have acute Psychiatric or other medical disorders , patients who have participated in counseling or psychotherapy sessions in the last six months and patients who lose motivation to participate in the interview or are absent for more than two sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch: lead

Study Sites (1)

Educational Science and Psychology

Isfahan, Iran

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Tiles-Sar N, Neuser J, de Sordi D, Baltes A, Preiss JC, Moser G, Timmer A. Psychological interventions for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Apr 17;4(4):CD006913. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006913.pub3.

  PMID: 40243391 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colitis, Ulcerative

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Colitis; Gastroenteritis; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases

Study Officials

• Ziaei

  M.A student, Department of Educational Science and Psychology, Isfahan(Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: M.A Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 1, 2022
• First Posted: December 9, 2022
• Study Start: March 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2022
• Study Completion: October 1, 2022
• Last Updated: December 9, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Locations

IR (1)