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Shi-Cheng Zheng1, Hui Gong2, Yi-Ping Wang3
1Department of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Longquanyi District, Chengdu & West China Longquan Hospital Sichuan University, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610100, China. zsc333-007@163.com.
Background:
Stress is a common contributing factor for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study was to evaluate the efficacy of the centralized health education program in improving the quality of life (QOL) of middle school students with IBS who experienced the Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008.
Methods:
A multi-center, randomized and open evaluation study design was adopted. A total of 584 students who met the Rome III criteria for IBS in four middle schools were identified. Of these students, 29 were excluded for various reasons, and the remaining 555 students were randomly assigned to either the health education group (n = 277) or the control group (n = 278, received no health education). De-identified data were collected via the IBS quality of life (IBS-QOL) questionnaire and abdominal pain was assessed during the 5-year follow-up survey.
Results:
The IBS-QOL mean total score was comparable at baseline between no-education group and education group no matter in quake-unaffected areas or quake-affected areas (52.27 vs 51.43, t = 1.15, P > 0.05; 51.02 vs 50.64, t = 1.98, P > 0.05). During the 5-year study period, 84 students opted out during follow-up. After 5 years, a significant difference of the IBS-QOL mean total score was observed between the no-education group and education group in quake-unaffected areas (80.53 vs 93.67, t = - 55.45, P < 0.01), which was also observed in quake-affected areas (64.23 vs 93.80, t = - 188.10, P < 0.01). In addition, there was a reciprocal action between factor 1(health education or not) and factor 2(affected by the earthquake or not) regarding IBS-QOL for dysphoria(Q1), interference with activity(Q2), food avoidance(Q5) and relationships(Q8)(P < 0.001) at year 1, 3 and 5. In all students, abdominal pain scores gradually reduced from baseline in each subgroup over 5 years (P < 0.001).The improvement was greater in the education group than in the control group no matter in quake-unaffected area and in quake-affected areas(P < 0.001). There was a reciprocal action between factor 1(health education or not) and factor 2(duration of follow-up) regarding the mean abdominal pain symptom score irrespective of quake-unaffected or quake-affected areas (P = 0.029 and P < 0.001).
Conclusion:
The health education program improved quality of life and abdominal pain in middle school IBS students in Wenchuan quake-affected areas.
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