Application of empowerment theory on patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea

Abstract

Objective To explore the clinical effect of application of empowerment theory on patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D).Methods Sixty-four patients with IBS-D were chosen and randomly divided into two groups,each with 32 cases.The control group received routine nursing care,and the experimental group received empowerment theory for nursing intervention on the basis of routine nursing care.The curative effect and treating compliance in the two groups were compared,and the quality of life before and after intervention was assessed by IBS-QOL.Results The curative effect was 84.3％ in the experimental group after intervention,and 59.5％ in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =4.95,P ＜ 0.05).The score of treating compliance was (36.12 ± 5.84) in the experimental group after intervention,and (29.51 ± 5.36) in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (t =4.717,P ＜ 0.01).The scores of IBS-QOL in all factors between two groups were no statistically significant before intervention (P ＞0.05).The scores of IBS-QOL in all factors excluding picky eaters dimension in the experimental group after intervention were higher than those of the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (P ＜0.05).Conclusions Empowerment theory helps to improve the patients' quality of life and treating compliance,and enhance the curative effects. Key words: Diarrhea; Irritable bowel syndrome ; Quality of life ; Empowerment theory