A Nonrandomized Comparison Study of Self-Hypnosis, Yoga, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Emotional Distress in Breast Cancer Patients

Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2017 Apr-Jun;65(2):189-209. doi: 10.1080/00207144.2017.1276363.

Abstract

The authors asked breast cancer (BC) patients to participate in 1 of 3 mind-body interventions (cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), yoga, or self-hypnosis) to explore their feasibility, ease of compliance, and impact on the participants' distress, quality of life (QoL), sleep, and mental adjustment. Ninety-nine patients completed an intervention (CBT: n = 10; yoga: n = 21; and self-hypnosis: n = 68). Results showed high feasibility and high compliance. After the interventions, there was no significant effect in the CBT group but significant positive effects on distress in the yoga and self-hypnosis groups, and, also, on QoL, sleep, and mental adjustment in the self-hypnosis group. In conclusion, mind-body interventions can decrease distress in BC patients, but RCTs are needed to confirm these findings.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / psychology*
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypnosis / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Quality of Life
  • Stress, Psychological / etiology
  • Stress, Psychological / therapy*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Yoga*