Hypnotherapy for disability-related pain: A meta-analysis

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dc.contributor.authorBowker, E.
dc.contributor.authorDorstyn, D.
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionPublished online before print May 1, 2014
dc.description.abstractHypnotherapy 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityEmma Bowker and Diana Dorstyn
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Health Psychology, 2016; 21(4):526-539
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1359105314530452
dc.identifier.issn1359-1053
dc.identifier.issn1461-7277
dc.identifier.orcidDorstyn, D. [0000-0002-7799-8177]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/82865
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2014
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1359105314530452
dc.subjectdisability
dc.subjecthypnosis
dc.subjectmeta-analysis
dc.subjectpain
dc.subjecttreatment efficacy
dc.titleHypnotherapy for disability-related pain: A meta-analysis
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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