RT - Journal Article T1 - Efficacy of music therapy on anxiety and diarrhea among patients with irritable bowel syndrome JF - iau-tmuj YR - 2017 JO - iau-tmuj VO - 27 IS - 3 UR - http://tmuj.iautmu.ac.ir/article-1-1298-en.html SP - 194 EP - 200 K1 - Irritable bowel syndrome K1 - Music therapy K1 - Anxiety K1 - Diarrhea. AB - Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most prevalent disease worldwide and it is considered as a stress- related disorder. Currently, music therapy is used for many somatic and psychological disorders. In this study, we evaluated efficacy of music therapy on anxiety and diarrhea among patients with IBS. Materials and methods: In this quasi experimental study, 80 female IBS patients with age of 30-45 years were randomly assigned into two groups of intervention (n=40) and control (n=40). Two groups continued drugs prescribed by physician. Intervention group received music therapy in groups of 8-10 people. Immediately before and at the end of study, all patients fulfilled Beck anxiety inventory and were asked for frequency of diarrhea. Data were analysed by ANCOVA using SPSS-ver20 software. P LA eng UL http://tmuj.iautmu.ac.ir/article-1-1298-en.html M3 ER -