Finlay I G, Jones O L
Holme Tower Marie Curie Centre, Wales.
J R Soc Med. 1996 Sep;89(9):493-6. doi: 10.1177/014107689608900905.
Complementary therapies have found increasing vogue in the management of patients with cancer, although little formal evaluation has been undertaken. We report on our experience of offering hynotherapy to palliative care outpatients in a hospice day care setting. During 2 1/2 years, 256 patients had hypnotherapy, all singly; two-thirds (n = 104) were women. Only 13% (n = 21) had four or more treatment sessions. At the time of survey, the 52 patients still alive were mailed an evaluation sheet, of whom 41 responded. 61% reported improved coping with their illness. 7% (n = 3) reported harmful or negative effects from hypnotherapy. Amongst those whose coping was unchanged, many found the therapy a pleasant experience. 35 respondents (85%) appended positive comments to their questionnaire returns. Despite the limitations of a retrospective questionnaire, our findings suggest that hypnotherapy, used within strict guidelines in patients with advanced cancer, is a safe complementary therapy to enhance coping.
辅助疗法在癌症患者的管理中越来越流行，尽管尚未进行太多正式评估。我们报告了在临终关怀日间护理环境中为姑息治疗门诊患者提供催眠疗法的经验。在两年半的时间里，256名患者接受了催眠疗法，均为单独治疗；三分之二（n = 104）为女性。只有13%（n = 21）接受了四次或更多次治疗。在调查时，给仍在世的52名患者邮寄了评估表，其中41人回复。61%的人报告称应对疾病的能力有所改善。7%（n = 3）报告了催眠疗法的有害或负面影响。在那些应对能力没有变化的人中，许多人觉得这种疗法是一次愉快的经历。35名受访者（85%）在问卷回复中附上了积极的评论。尽管回顾性问卷存在局限性，但我们的研究结果表明，在晚期癌症患者中严格按照指导方针使用催眠疗法，是一种安全的辅助疗法，可以增强应对能力。
