TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypnosis for Symptom Control in Cancer Patients at the End-of-Life
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Montgomery, Guy H.
AU - Sucala, Madalina
AU - Baum, Tessa
AU - Schnur, Julie B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.
PY - 2017/7/3
Y1 - 2017/7/3
N2 - Hypnosis has been shown to alleviate symptoms and side effects of cancer and its treatment. However, less is known about the use of hypnosis at the end of life in individuals with cancer. Our goal was to systematically review the literature on the use of hypnosis to manage the most common symptoms of end-of-life cancer patients: fatigue, sleep disturbances, pain, appetite loss, and dyspnea. EMBASE, MEDLINE, COCHRANE, PsychINFO, and SCOPUS databases were searched from inception through November 7, 2016. No studies met the inclusion criteria. It appears that hypnosis has never been rigorously tested as a means to ameliorate the most common symptoms in individuals with cancer at the end of their lives. This finding is troubling, as it strongly implies that a population most in need has been largely neglected. However, a clear future research direction is revealed that may have significant clinical impact.
AB - Hypnosis has been shown to alleviate symptoms and side effects of cancer and its treatment. However, less is known about the use of hypnosis at the end of life in individuals with cancer. Our goal was to systematically review the literature on the use of hypnosis to manage the most common symptoms of end-of-life cancer patients: fatigue, sleep disturbances, pain, appetite loss, and dyspnea. EMBASE, MEDLINE, COCHRANE, PsychINFO, and SCOPUS databases were searched from inception through November 7, 2016. No studies met the inclusion criteria. It appears that hypnosis has never been rigorously tested as a means to ameliorate the most common symptoms in individuals with cancer at the end of their lives. This finding is troubling, as it strongly implies that a population most in need has been largely neglected. However, a clear future research direction is revealed that may have significant clinical impact.
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U2 - 10.1080/00207144.2017.1314728
DO - 10.1080/00207144.2017.1314728
M3 - Article
C2 - 28506144
AN - SCOPUS:85019632601
SN - 0020-7144
VL - 65
SP - 296
EP - 307
JO - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
JF - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
IS - 3
ER -