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Review Article
Hypnosis for procedure-related pain
risk in pediatric cancer patients:
A systematic review of effectiveness of
And Related Methods
Interventions to Hypnosis
Janet Richardson, BSc (Hons), PhD, RN, CPsychol, PGCE, RNT,
Joanna E. Smith, BA (Hons), MSc, Gillian McCall, DCR, MSc,
And Karen Pilkington, BPharm (Hons), DipInfSci, MSc, PCME, MRPharmS
Department of Health Labour and Social Committee (JR), University of Plymouth,
Plymouth? School of Integrated
Health (JES, KP), University of Westminster in London; And the South-East
London Cancer Centre
(GM), St. Thomas Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to systematically review and critically appraise the
evidence on
effectiveness of hypnosis for procedure-related pain and distress in pediatric
cancer patients.
A comprehensive search of major biomedical and specialist complementary and
alternative
medical databases was conducted. Reports included the start of the database "to
March 2005. Efforts to identify the issue and ongoing research. Controlled
tests were evaluated with predefined criteria. Clinical comments received for
each
study. Seven randomized controlled trials and one controlled clinical trial was
were found. Studies report positive results, including statistically significant
reductions in pain
and anxiety / discomfort, but a number of methodological limitations were
identified. Systematic
research and evaluation has shown that hypnosis has potential as a clinically
valuable contributions to the process associated with pain and distress in
pediatric cancer patients.
Further research on the effectiveness and acceptance of hypnosis for pediatric
cancer
patients is recommended. J Pain Symptom Manage 2006; 31:70 - 84. ? 2006
U.S.
Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Hypnosis, pediatric nursing, cancer, pain, anxiety, lumbar puncture, bone marrow
aspiration, systematic review
Introduction
Despite advances in anesthesia and developments
the management of cancer-related
procedures, children with cancer (and
parents) see the process associated with pain