title: Anxiety Reduction Among Breast-Cancer Survivors Receiving Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy for Hot Flashes.
abstract: Anxiety is common among breast-cancer survivors. This analysis examined the effect of a hypnotic relaxation therapy, developed to reduce hot flashes, on anxiety levels of female breast-cancer survivors. Anxiety was assessed using a numeric analog scale and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale. Significant reductions in anxiety were found from pre- to postintervention for each weekly session and were predictive of overall reductions in anxiety from baseline to after the last intervention. In this analysis, hypnotizability did not significantly predict for anxiety reductions measured before and after each session or from baseline to exit. These data provide initial support for the use of hypnotic relaxation therapy to reduce anxiety among breast-cancer survivors.
authors: a Baylor University , Waco , Texas , USA.
authors: Alisa J
authors: AJ
authors: Johnson
authors: b Taussig Cancer Institute , Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland , Ohio , USA.
authors: Joel
authors: J
authors: Marcus
authors: a Baylor University , Waco , Texas , USA.
authors: Kimberly
authors: K
authors: Hickman
authors: c University of Michigan School of Nursing , Ann Arbor , USA.
authors: Debra
authors: D
authors: Barton
authors: a Baylor University , Waco , Texas , USA.
authors: Gary
authors: G
authors: Elkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D000073116:Cancer Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000379:methods*