The Effects of Digital eHealth Versus Onsite 2-Day Group-Based Education in 255 Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Cohort Study
We conclude that the digital multidisciplinary eHealth program has a significant effect on IBS symptom severity in a portion of patients; it is useful as a tool in disease self-management and does not result in worse symptom scores than an onsite multidisciplinary 2-day group-based education program after 3 months. We believe these results indicate that a digital eHealth approach is preferable to an onsite multidisciplinary 2-day group-based education program covering the same topics.
Authors
- Birgitte Berentsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3574-7078)
- Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9710-7733)
- Eline Margrete Randulff Hillestad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4155-294X)
- Trygve Hausken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-8396)
- Elisabeth Kjelsvik Steinsvik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8371-1988)
- Camilla Thuen
Institutions
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Human Factors
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/43618
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93