Table 1.
Mean and percentage change in outcome measures to gut‐directed hypnotherapy in British Asians with severe refractory irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
| Outcome measures | Mean change pre‐ and post‐GDH (±SD) | Mean % change pre‐ and post‐GDH (±SD) | P values pre‐ and post‐GDH |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBS‐SSS | −132.1 (±111.3) | −36.1 (±39.8) | <0.0001 |
| NCSS | −74.5 (±75.0) | −26.0 (±41.3) | <0.0001 |
| QOL | +74.8 (±104.2) | +79.0 (±189.0) | <0.0001 |
| HADS (anxiety) | −3.8 (±4.1) | −26.8 (±29.6) | <0.0001 |
| HADS (depression) | −2.9 (±3.0) | −30.5 (±31.1) | <0.0001 |
GDH, gut‐directed hypnotherapy; HADS, hospital anxiety and depression scale; IBS‐SSS, IBS symptom severity score; NCSS, non‐colonic symptom score; QOL, quality‐of‐life.
The values that are in bold in the tables are statistically significant (i.e. have P values < 0.05).