Hypnotherapy for disability-related pain
A meta-analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4228344 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma Bowker (The University of Adelaide), Diana S Dorstyn (0000-0002-7799-8177, The University of Adelaide), Diana Dorstyn |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 526-539 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105314530452 |
| PMID | 24788104 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Hypnotherapy can address the biopsychosocial aspects of disability-related pain, although the available evidence is limited in quality and quantity. Meta-analytic techniques were utilised to evaluate 10 controlled studies. Hypnotherapy produced significant short-term improvements in fatigue, pain experience and affect. However, a lack of significance was noted at 3- to 6-month follow-up. A beneficial effect size ( dw = 0.53; confidence interval = 0.28-0.84) in comparison to control conditions was reported, although comparability with other cognitive-behavioural treatments could not be confirmed across the few studies reporting this data ( dw = 0.06; confidence interval = −0.33 to 0.45). The findings highlight the need for further controlled and longitudinal research in this area
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| Highly cited | No |
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