Effect of cognitive behavior therapy combined with exercise intervention on the cognitive bias and coping styles of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients

Figure 1 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Severity Scale score line chart. ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01 indicates the comparison between the CBT+E group and the control group at each time point; ^cP < 0.05, ^dP < 0.01 indicates the intragroup comparison before and after the initiation of the intervention at each time point; ^eP < 0.05, ^fP < 0.01 indicates a 12-wk and 6-wk comparison or a 24-wk and 12-wk comparison.

Figure 2 Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire Score line chart. "a" is the comparison between the CBT+E group and the control group at each time point (^aP < 0.05); "c" is the intragroup comparison before and after the intervention at each time point (^cP < 0.05).

Figure 3 Score changes in the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire and Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale dimensions. "a or b" is the comparison between the CBT+E group and the control group at each time point (^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01); "c or d" is the intragroup comparison before and after the intervention at each time point (^cP < 0.05, ^dP < 0.01).

Figure 4 Pain Coping Style Questionnaire scores in each experimental group before and after intervention. "a or b" is the comparison between the CBT+E group and the control group at each time point (^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01); "c or d" is the intragroup comparison before and after the intervention at each time point (^cP < 0.05, ^dP < 0.01).