ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the effects of mindfulness based stress reduction on irritable bowel syndrome.Methods:PubMed,EMBASE,Cochrane Library,Web of Science,CNKI,Wanfang Data was searched and randomized clinical trials of MBSR treatment in irritable bowel disease were involved.At last two reviewers extracted the data independently.According to Cochrane Handbook5.1.0 handbook,a quality assessment was made.All the data would be analyzed with meta-analysis by the software of Stata.Results:Totally 5 randomized controlled trials were eligible,including 461 participants.Meta-analysis showed that MBSR would be better therapy method to improve the symptom severity of irritable bowel syndrome in 3 months,[SMD =-0.60,95％ CI:-0.86 ～-0.34,P ＜0.01],and the pain index at the 3 months and 6 months was relieved compared to the baseline [SMD =-1.11,95％ CI:-1.45 ～-0.76,P ＜ 0.01,SMD =-0.14,95％ CI:-0.43 ～ 0.14,P ＜ 0.05].Conclusion:Mindfulness based stress reduction therapy could be a adjunctive therapy method in treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.