Hypnosis in palliative care: from clinical insights to the science of self-regulation

Landry, Mathieu; Stendel, Moriah; Landry, Michel D.; Raz, Amir

doi:10.21037/apm.2017.12.05

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“…Open Sci. 9: 202136 Finally, it is established in hypnosis research that sometimes people use different strategies to respond to the same suggestion [70,71]. Hence, one may question if none of our strategies can explain the suggestion effect, then could a combination of them, with different highs using different strategies?…”

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Strategies that reduce Stroop interference

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A remarkable example of reducing Stroop interference is provided by the word blindness post-hypnotic suggestion (a suggestion to see words as meaningless during the Stroop task). This suggestion has been repeatedly demonstrated to halve Stroop interference when it is given to highly hypnotizable people. In order to explore how highly hypnotizable individuals manage to reduce Stroop interference when they respond to the word blindness suggestion, we tested four candidate strategies in two experiments outside of the hypnotic context. A strategy of looking away from the target words and a strategy of visual blurring demonstrated compelling evidence for substantially reducing Stroop interference in both experiments. However, the pattern of results produced by these strategies did not match those of the word blindness suggestion. Crucially, neither looking away nor visual blurring managed to speed up incongruent responses, suggesting that neither of these strategies is the likely underlying mechanism of the word blindness suggestion. Although the current results did not unravel the mystery of the word blindness suggestion, they showed that there are multiple voluntary ways through which participants can dramatically reduce Stroop interference.

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“…The minds-body techniques target several problems, both from a somatic and psychological point of view. Such techniques include hypnosis4 and music,5 wherein interventions based on hypnotic suggestions and musical immersion aims to achieve the objectives of PC and improve the overall well-being of patients.…”

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Hypnosis and music interventions for anxiety, pain, sleep and well-being in palliative care: systematic review and meta-analysis

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BackgroundMaintaining quality of life is a primary goal of palliative care (PC). Complementary interventions can help meet the needs of patients at the end of life.ObjectivesThis meta-analysis aims to (1) evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of music and hypnosis interventions designed for patients in PC and (2) evaluate the impact of these interventions on pain, anxiety, sleep and well-being.MethodsRelevant studies were sourced from major databases. We selected both randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and studies relying on pre–post design with details of the intervention(s).ResultsFour RCT and seven non-randomised pre–post studies met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions reached an adequate level of satisfaction. However, only three studies reported using a written protocol. The meta-analysis of RCT indicated a significant decrease in pain with an effect size of −0.42, p=0.003. The small number of RCT studies did not allow us to quantify the effects for other variables. Analyses of data from pre–post designs indicated a favourable outcome for pain, anxiety, sleep and well-being.ConclusionDespite the limited number of studies included in our meta-analysis, hypnosis and music intervention in the context of PC shows promising results in terms of feasibility and acceptability, as well as improvements on pain, anxiety, sleep and well-being. The available studies are insufficient to compare the efficacy across interventions and assess the potential benefits of their combinations. These results underscore the importance of further research on well-described complementary interventions relying on hypnosis and music.PROSPERO registration numberCRD-42021236610.

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“…The minds-body techniques target several problems, both from a somatic and psychological point of view. Such techniques include hypnosis [4] and music [5], wherein interventions based on hypnotic suggestions and musical immersion aims to achieve the objectives of palliative care and improve the overall wellbeing of patients.…”

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Hypnosis and music interventions for pain, anxiety, sleep, and well-being in palliative care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Pinard

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Background Maintaining quality of life is a primary goal of palliative care (PC). Complementary interventions can help meet the needs of patients at the end of life. Objectives This meta-analysis aims to 1) evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of music and hypnosis interventions designed for patients in PC; 2) evaluate the impact of these interventions on pain, anxiety, sleep, and well-being. Methods Relevant studies were sourced from major databases. We selected both randomised controlled trials (RCT) and studies relying on pre-post design with details of the intervention(s). Results Four RCT and seven non-randomised pre-post studies met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions reached an adequate level of satisfaction. However, only three studies reported using a written protocol. The meta-analysis of RCT indicated a significant decrease in pain with an effect size of -0.42, p = .003. The small number of RCT studies did not allow us to quantify the effects for other variables. Analyses of data from pre-post designs indicated a favourable outcome for pain, anxiety, sleep, and well-being. Conclusion Despite the limited number of studies included in our meta-analysis, hypnosis and music intervention in the context of PC shows promising results in terms of feasibility and acceptability, as well as improvements on pain, anxiety, sleep and well-being. The available studies are insufficient to compare the efficacy across interventions and assess the potential benefits of their combinations. These results underscore the importance of further research on well-described complementary interventions relying on hypnosis and music.

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Hypnosis in palliative care: from clinical insights to the science of self-regulation

Cited by 8 publications

References 128 publications

Strategies that reduce Stroop interference

Strategies that reduce Stroop interference

Hypnosis and music interventions for anxiety, pain, sleep and well-being in palliative care: systematic review and meta-analysis

Hypnosis and music interventions for pain, anxiety, sleep, and well-being in palliative care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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