Efficacy of Guided Imagery With Theta Music for Advanced Cancer Patients With Dyspnea: A Pilot Study

Lai, Wei Shu; Chao, Co Shi Chantal; Yang, Wan Ping; Chen, Ching Huey

doi:10.1177/1099800409347556

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“…Only one uncontrolled study included patients with lung cancer [42]. Music is normally tested in connection with exercise provoking breathlessness such as walking or upper extremity training or can be included in a training programme [43].…”

Section: Musicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nonpharmacological interventions for breathlessness

Booth

Moffat²,

Burkin

et al. 2011

Current Opinion in Supportive &Amp; Palliative Care

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All patients with breathlessness should learn appropriate nonpharmacological interventions. Some can be taught by clinicians without specialist training, but others require specialist skills and high levels of engagement by cognitively intact and highly motivated people. Specialist breathlessness services may be more effective in delivering complex nonpharmacological interventions, but more research is needed.

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Section: Musicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nonpharmacological interventions for breathlessness

Booth

Moffat²,

Burkin

et al. 2011

Current Opinion in Supportive &Amp; Palliative Care

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“…There appeared to be three general groups of adjunctive strategies: breathing training [64,66,70], psychological approaches [68,69] and electrophysical agents [67,71]; however, findings were inconsistent within these groups.…”

Section: Primary Studies Of Interventions For Relief Of Dyspnoeamentioning

confidence: 99%

Applicability and generalizability of palliative interventions for dyspnoea: one size fits all, some or none?

Williams¹

2011

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Multiple interventions exist for palliation of dyspnoea in different contexts. The majority of studies assessed emotional and behavioural consequences of dyspnoea rather than dyspnoea sensation (intensity, sensory quality, unpleasantness). As a more detailed understanding of the mechanisms leading to perceptions of dyspnoea evolve, a 'back to basics' strategy for clinical assessment might provide a means of determining which interventions can be generalized or are best suited to various forms of dyspnoea.

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“…27 Several of the cognitive-behavioral strategies used as components of CBT have beneficial effects when applied as single strategies, outside of the “therapy” context. For example, relaxation, guided imagery, and distraction strategies have been found to reduce pain 28–32 , dyspnea 23,33–34 , fatigue 35–36 , and sleep disturbance 37–39 in various health conditions. Recent research has demonstrated initial efficacy of these strategies across clustered symptoms, including co-occurring pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance in patients with advanced cancer.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review of Relaxation, Meditation, and Guided Imagery Strategies for Symptom Management in Heart Failure

Kwekkeboom

Bratzke

2016

J Cardiovasc Nurs

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Background Pain, dyspnea, fatigue, and sleep disturbance are prevalent and distressing symptoms in persons with advanced heart failure. Although many lifestyle and self-care interventions have been developed to control heart failure progression, very few studies have explored treatments exclusively for symptom palliation. Cognitive-behavioral strategies may be effective treatment for these symptoms in advanced heart failure. Objective A systemic review was conducted to describe the effect of cognitive-behavioral strategies on pain, dyspnea, fatigue, and sleep disturbance in patients with heart failure. Methods CINAHL, Medline, and PsychINFO were searched from inception through December 2014. Articles were selected for inclusion if they tested a cognitive-behavioral strategy using a quasi-experimental or experimental design, involved a sample of adults with heart failure, and measured pain, dyspnea, fatigue, sleep disturbance, or symptom-related quality of life (QoL). The two authors evaluated study quality, abstracted data elements from each study, and synthesized findings. Results Thirteen articles describing nine unique studies met criteria and were included in the review. Five studies tested relaxation strategies, three tested meditation strategies, and one tested a guided imagery strategy. Seven of the nine studies demonstrated some improvement in symptom outcomes. Relaxation, meditation, guided imagery, or combinations of these strategies resulted in less dyspnea and better sleep compared to attention control or usual care conditions, and reduced pain, dyspnea, fatigue and sleep disturbance within treatment groups (pre- to post-treatment). Symptom-related QoL was improved with meditation compared to attention control and usual care conditions, and improved pre- to post-guided imagery. Conclusions Studies exploring cognitive-behavioral symptom management strategies in heart failure vary in quality and report mixed findings, but indicate potential beneficial effects of relaxation, meditation, and guided imagery on heart failure-related symptoms. Future research should test cognitive-behavioral strategies in rigorously designed efficacy trials, using samples selected for their symptom experience, and measure pain, dyspnea, fatigue, and sleep disturbance outcomes with targeted symptom measures.

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Efficacy of Guided Imagery With Theta Music for Advanced Cancer Patients With Dyspnea: A Pilot Study

Cited by 29 publications

References 45 publications

Nonpharmacological interventions for breathlessness

Nonpharmacological interventions for breathlessness

Applicability and generalizability of palliative interventions for dyspnoea: one size fits all, some or none?

A Systematic Review of Relaxation, Meditation, and Guided Imagery Strategies for Symptom Management in Heart Failure

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