predicting sleep quality based on mindfulness among the patients who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (ibs): investigating the mediating role of self-regulation and rumination

Background and objective: some studies have investigated the quality of sleep among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs); however, they are not comprehensive. the current study was conducted to predict quality of sleep among patients with ibs based on mindfulness, the mediating role of self-regulation, and rumination.materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional study in form of structural equation modeling (sem). the samples included 231 patients with ibs, and the measures were mindfulness, self-regulation, rumination, and pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi) scales. in addition, the spss and r software were used to analyze data.results: mindfulness, along with the mediating role of self-regulation and rumination could predict sleep quality among patients with ibs (p < 0.01), and the fit indices indicated the model fit.conclusion: mindfulness, rumination, and self-regulation had an important role in sleep problems among patients with ibs.