Presently, there is limited research examining brief, online interventions for people with inflammatory bowel disease.
However, online eHealth interventions demonstrate growing potential for improving wellbeing and quality of life for people living with chronic illnesses.
iACT4IBD is a programme designed to help people with inflammatory bowel disease better cope with their illness.
This programme uses skills and techniques that have been found to benefit people with chronic health conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease.
iACT4IBD can to be completed in 7 days. Participants will complete one module per day that will take approximately 20 minutes. Participants will also answer some survey questions at the beginning of the study and 3 weeks after completing the intervention.
Participant Information Sheet
For more information about this study, you can download a copy of the Participant Information Sheet (PIS) below. This document provides detailed information about what is involved when you take part in this study.
Join the study!
If you have reviewed the Participant Information Sheet and would like to take part in the study, please complete the screening questionnaire by clicking the button below to find out if you are eligible to participate.
Help and Support
If you are worried about yourself or someone else at any point during this study, please refer to the list of help and support contacts below.
If you require immediate help for yourself or someone else, CALL 111.
If you’re feeling unwell and need to talk to someone, consider reaching out to a trusted friend, family/whānau member, your gastroenterologist, or your GP.
If you don’t have anyone to reach out to and need to talk to someone, you can free call or text 1737 for support from a trained counsellor.
Alternatively, here are some other support contacts:
Lifeline
0800 543 354
Free text 4357 (HELP) Available 24/7 for confidential support
0800 611 116
Speak to a registered nurse
Youthline
0800 376 633
Free text 234
Samaritans
0800 726 666
Contact us
Email: klin981@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Department of Psychological Medicine
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
22-30 Park Avenue, Building 507, Level 3, Auckland 1023
Acknowledgements
The research team would like to acknowledge the below resources that have been used to help create this programme and study. Thank you to those involved in creating these resources.
Association for Contextual Behavioural Science (www.contextualscience.org/about_act)
ACT made Simple by Russ Harris
ACTMindfully (www.actmindfully.com.au)