Hypnosis Reduces Distress of Invasive Medical Procedure for Children (Pediatrics Journal)

Hypnosis Reduces Distress and Duration
of an Invasive Medical Procedure for Children

Results indicate significant benefits for the hypnosis group compared with the routine care group in the following 4 areas:

(1) parents of children in the hypnosis group compared with those in the routine care group reported that the procedure was significantly less traumatic for their children compared with their previous VCUG procedure;

(2) observational ratings of typical distress levels during the procedure were significantly lower for children in the hypnosis condition compared with those in the routine care condition;

(3) medical staff reported a significant difference between groups in the overall difficulty of conducting the procedure, with less difficulty reported for the hypnosis group; and

(4) total procedural time was significantly shorter—by almost 14 minutes—for the hypnosis group compared with the routine care group. Moderate to large effect sizes were obtained on each of these 4 outcomes.

Conclusions. Hypnotic relaxation may provide a systematic method for improving the overall medical care of children with urinary tract abnormalities and may be beneficial for children who undergo other invasive medical procedures.

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