Weaver-Toedtman Kristen Ronn, Walch Marissa, Kiracofe Lindsay, Bedingfield Alexa, Cook Lindsay, Resnick Barbara, Renn Cynthia L, Dorsey Susan G
Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Columbia, S.C.; and University of Maryland School of Nursing; and Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Pain and Translational Symptom Science Department, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore.
Int J Yoga Therap. 2023 Oct 1;33(2023). doi: 10.17761/2023-D-22-00015.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain that is often comorbid with psychiatric disorders and other pain-related conditions. The practice of yoga improves symptoms among patients with IBS, although the virtual delivery of yoga in this patient population remains understudied. The purpose of this article is to report feasibility and acceptability of a 6-week pilot yoga intervention among IBS and healthy control participants, which was transitioned to an online format in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants attended 3 virtual study visits and received 60-minute private yoga sessions twice weekly for 6 weeks via Zoom. Sixteen females (n = 8 in IBS group, n = 8 in control group) with a mean age of 34.7 identified as White (87.5%) and Asian (12.5%). All participants attended all 3 study visits; 14 participants attended 12 yoga sessions, 1 attended 11, and 1 attended 9. At the end of the study, 81.3% of participants strongly agreed that participating in the online study was beneficial and convenient, and 87.5% strongly agreed that participating in the online yoga program was beneficial. Our online study and yoga intervention was feasible and acceptable; future studies with larger and more diverse populations will be conducted to investigate health effects among individuals with IBS.
肠易激综合征（IBS）是一种胃肠道疾病，其特征为慢性腹痛，常与精神疾病及其他疼痛相关病症合并存在。瑜伽练习可改善IBS患者的症状，不过针对这一患者群体的瑜伽虚拟授课仍研究不足。本文旨在报告一项针对IBS患者及健康对照参与者的为期6周的瑜伽试点干预的可行性和可接受性，该干预因应COVID-19大流行转为在线形式。参与者参加了3次虚拟研究访视，并通过Zoom每周两次接受60分钟的私人瑜伽课程，为期6周。16名女性（IBS组8名，对照组8名），平均年龄34.7岁，其中白人占87.5%，亚洲人占12.5%。所有参与者都参加了全部3次研究访视；14名参与者参加了12节瑜伽课程，1名参加了11节，1名参加了9节。在研究结束时，81.3%的参与者强烈同意参加在线研究有益且方便，87.5%的参与者强烈同意参加在线瑜伽课程有益。我们的在线研究和瑜伽干预是可行且可接受的；未来将开展针对更大规模、更多样化人群的研究，以调查IBS患者的健康影响。
