• J Palliat Med · Sep 2024

    A Thematic Analysis of Perceptions and Experiences Regarding Clinical Hypnosis from Palliative Care Health Professionals, Patients, and Their Relatives.

    • Anca-Cristina Sterie, Philip Larkin, Corine Guyaz, Chantal Berna, and LüthiFabienne TeikeFTPalliative and Supportive Care Service, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.Chair of Palliative Care Nursing, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland..
    • Palliative and Supportive Care Service, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
    • J Palliat Med. 2024 Sep 5.

    AbstractBackground: Clinical hypnosis appears to hold some promising effects for patients at end-of-life. Patients and health care professionals (HPs) are inclined to adopt the practice. Yet, the experience of hypnosis in this context remains under-researched. Objectives: To understand the process of integrating hypnosis into conventional care and the needs of palliative care patients and their relatives. Design: A qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews conducted between February 2022 and January 2023 in Switzerland. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis. Setting/Subjects: The total sample was composed of 44 participants, including 30 service users who received hypnosis (20 palliative care patients and 10 relatives) and 14 palliative care HPs, among whom 5 were hypnosis practitioners. Results: Based on the feedback of HPs, we mapped various practices of offering and integrating hypnosis in palliative care. Then, we identified five sub-themes relating to the participants' experience of hypnosis and self-hypnosis: (1) factors influencing the choice to engage in hypnosis; (2) reasons for not recommending hypnosis; (3) effects and meaning of hypnosis; (4) difficulties and drawbacks; and (5) the perception of the practice of self-hypnosis. Conclusions: The practice of hypnosis is very diverse and constrained by resources and limitations in institutional support. Patients and relatives identified that hypnosis had a positive impact to enable them to recognize and mobilize their personal resources toward greater self-empowerment. Our findings suggest that hypnosis might hold a real potential for patients and their relatives, thus warranting further study of its effects in palliative care.

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