Delivery of a Group Hypnosis Protocol for Managing Chronic Pain in Outpatient Integrative Medicine

Although strong evidence exists for using individual hypnosis to treat pain, evidence regarding group applications is limited. This project evaluated changes in multiple outcome measures in persons with chronic pain treated with 8 weeks of group hypnosis. Eighty-five adults with diverse chronic pain etiologies completed an 8-session, structured group hypnosis treatment. Pain intensity, pain interference, and global health were evaluated at baseline, posttreatment, and 3- and 6-months posttreatment. Linear mixed effects models assessed changes in outcomes over time. In a model testing, all three outcome measures simultaneously, participants improved substantially from pre- to posttreatment and maintained improvement across follow-up. Analyses of individual outcomes showed significant pre- to posttreatment reductions in pain intensity and interference, which were maintained for pain intensity and continued to improve for pain interference across follow-up. The findings provide compelling preliminary evidence that a group format is an effective delivery system for teaching individual skills in using hypnosis for chronic pain management. Larger randomized controlled trials are warranted to demonstrate equivalence of outcomes between treatment modes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:70

Enthalten in:

The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis - 70(2022), 3 vom: 14. Juli, Seite 227-250

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

McKernan, Lindsey C [VerfasserIn]
Finn, Michael T M [VerfasserIn]
Crofford, Leslie J [VerfasserIn]
Kelly, A Gracie [VerfasserIn]
Patterson, David R [VerfasserIn]
Jensen, Mark P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Complementary therapies
Fibromyalgia
Group
Hypnosis
Journal Article
Psychotherapy
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Widespread chronic pain

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.08.2022

Date Revised 15.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/00207144.2022.2096455

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343547279