Remote support program improved self-management scores in young people with inflammatory bowel disease
A randomized trial found better self-management and mental health scores with a multicomponent program added to routine care, including at follow-up.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Adding a remote program combining education, solution-focused support, peer support and mindfulness improved self-management scores in adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease. Anxiety and depression scores were also lower than with routine care. These findings concern the combined program; they do not identify which component accounted for the improvements.
The abstract describes higher self-management scores but presents negative mean differences without explaining the subtraction order. It also omits the program's duration and numerical remission rates, limiting interpretation of the size and practical meaning of the benefits.
What researchers found
Self-management
Compared with routine care, scores were significantly higher immediately after the program and 12 weeks later; the score scale is not described.
Several kinds of outcomes
The intervention also increased perceived social support and scores for basic psychological needs. These outcomes broaden the picture beyond self-management, but they remain distinct from whether bowel disease itself was in remission.
Remission deserves separate attention
At the later follow-up, the program group had a statistically higher remission rate. The abstract provides no group-specific rates, so it cannot show how many additional participants achieved remission or how large that difference was.
The original publication
Effectiveness of a Remote Intervention Program for Self-Management Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Based on the Self-Determination Theory: Randomized Controlled Trial Across 2 Centers.
Zhu Y, Chen Y, Hu J et al.
J Med Internet Res · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 41349039
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