The Role of Hypnosis in Cancer Care

Carlson, Linda E.; Toivonen, Kirsti; Flynn, Michelle; Deleemans, Julie; Piedalue, Katherine-Anne; Tolsdorf, Emma; Subnis, Utkarsh

doi:10.1007/s11912-018-0739-1

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“…The results showed a positive effect of hypnotherapy on reducing anticipatory nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. This finding is similar to a previous study that hypnotherapy can reduce nausea, anxiety, and psychological pressure in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (Booth, 2020;Carlson et al, 2018;Richardson et al, 2007). Similarly, another study also showed that hypnotherapy could reduce nausea (Kravits, 2015).…”

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The Effect of Hypnotherapy on Anticipatory Nausea in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Hamdani¹,

Prasetyo

Anggorowati

2020

Nurs. Med. J. Nursing

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Background: One of the chemotherapy side effects on head and neck cancer patients is anticipatory nausea. However, the anticipatory nausea problem has not been properly resolved. Nausea might be psychologically reduced by hypnotherapy. There only have been very few studies conducted to examine the effects of hypnotherapy in alleviating anticipatory nausea.Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of hypnotherapy using Hanung induction technique on anticipatory nausea in head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Methods: This research employed a pre-post test of quasi-experiment with control group design. Consecutive sampling technique was used to obtain 64 subjects who met inclusion and exclusion criteria and were equally divided into the intervention and control groups. Hypnotherapy as the intervention was carried out in two sessions, each of which lasted for 20 minutes, with a week distance between sessions. The data were collected using a visual analog scale (VAS), which was used twice to measure anticipatory nausea and analyzed using the paired and independent-sample t-test.Result: The results showed that the mean score of anticipatory nausea in the intervention group reduced from 7.6±1.4 to 2.3 ±1.2 after hypnotherapy, while the mean in the control group increased from 6.4±1.6 to 6.7±1.4. There was a significant difference in the score of anticipatory nausea after the implementation of hypnotherapy between the intervention and the control group (p<0.001).Conclusion: The study concluded that hypnotherapy is effective in reducing the intensity of anticipatory nausea in head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Therefore, hypnotherapy can be applied by oncology nurses as an intervention in treating anticipatory nausea.

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“…person's emotional behavior and valves when he cries, screams, gets angry, and sings (Carlson et al, 2018).…”

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The Effect of Hypnotherapy on Anticipatory Nausea in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Hamdani¹,

Prasetyo

Anggorowati

2020

Nurs. Med. J. Nursing

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“…It can be also used to address a large number of clinical conditions at both acute and chronic stages of disease expression, ranging from treatment of phobias and affective disorders (e.g., depression or posttraumatic stress disorder) to neuropsychiatric disorders, such as dissociative identity disorder, psychosis, anorexia nervosa, and somatic symptom disorder (Lynn et al, 2010). As an alternative approach for multiple medical conditions, hypnosis has also a well-established evidence of treating and managing a spectrum of painful conditions (Vanhaudenhuyse et al, 2015(Vanhaudenhuyse et al, , 2018, such as dilation and curettage (Fathi et al, 2017), irritable bowel syndrome (Gonsalkorale et al, 2003;Surdea-Blaga et al, 2016), phantom limb (Oakley and Halligan, 2002), migraine (Flynn, 2018), cancer-related pain (Vickers and Cassileth, 2001;Carlson et al, 2018), and pain related to multiple sclerosis (Amatya et al, 2018). A common denominator for these interventions is the involvement of the cingulate cortex (Vogt and Brent, 2009).…”

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Hypnosis for cingulate-mediated analgesia and disease treatment

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Hypnosis is a technique that induces changes in perceptual experience through response to specific suggestions. By means of functional neuroimaging, a large body of clinical and experimental studies has shown that hypnotic processes modify internal (self-awareness) as well as external (environmental awareness) brain networks. Objective quantifications of this kind permit the characterization of cerebral changes after hypnotic induction and its uses in the clinical setting. Hypnosedation is one such application, as it combines hypnosis with local anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery. The power of this technique lies in the avoidance of general anesthesia and its potential complications that emerge during and after surgery. Hypnosedation is associated with improved intraoperative comfort and reduced perioperative anxiety and pain. It ensures a faster recovery of the patient and diminishes the intraoperative requirements for sedative or analgesic drugs. Mechanisms underlying the modulation of pain perception under hypnotic conditions involve cortical and subcortical areas, mainly the anterior cingulate and prefrontal cortices as well as the basal ganglia and thalami. In that respect, hypnosis-induced analgesia is an effective and highly costeffective alternative to sedation during surgery and symptom management.

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“…Scientific evidence suggests that hypnotherapy can be effective in the prevention and treatment of nausea, vomiting, and hot flashes in women with breast cancer [ 60 ]. Above all, however, hypnotherapy has a proven analgesic effect in cancer patients.…”

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The role of complementary and alternative methods in the treatment of pain in patients with cancer – current evidence and clinical practice: a narrative review

Kocot-Kępska¹,

Zajączkowska²,

Zhao³

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Introduction Pain related to cancer, despite the numerous treatment options available, is still a challenge in contemporary pain medicine. The unsatisfactory treatment of cancer pain is one of the main reasons why patients seek complementary and alternative methods (CAM) and a more integrative/holistic approach to pain management. The popularity of CAM forces healthcare professionals to provide patients with current and evidence-based information on the effectiveness and safety of CAM. The aim of the paper is to present current evidence and limitations regarding CAM commonly used in the pain management of cancer patients. Material and methods The paper comprehensively reviews the current and most relevant literature considering the integrative approach to management of pain due to cancer disease and/or cancer treatment. Results The available data from clinical trials, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews supports the effectiveness of acupuncture, massage, physical exercises, music therapy, and mind-body therapies as adjunct therapies for alleviating pain in cancer patients, although the supporting evidence is weak or moderate. Conclusions Based on the available knowledge, physicians should be capable of advising the cancer patient as to which CAM methods can be used safely, which are contraindicated, and what therapeutic effects they may expect, especially when standard pain treatment fails or induces serious side effects. An integrative approach to cancer pain management may improve the quality of pain treatment, patients’ quality of life, and satisfaction with pain relief.

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The Role of Hypnosis in Cancer Care

Cited by 32 publications

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The Effect of Hypnotherapy on Anticipatory Nausea in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

The Effect of Hypnotherapy on Anticipatory Nausea in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Hypnosis for cingulate-mediated analgesia and disease treatment

The role of complementary and alternative methods in the treatment of pain in patients with cancer – current evidence and clinical practice: a narrative review

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