title: Efficacy of Self-Hypnosis in Pain Management in Female Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
abstract: Pain is common in patients with multiple sclerosis. This study evaluated self-hypnosis for pain control in that population. A randomized clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients, who were assigned to either a control group or to a self-hypnosis group, in which patients performed self-hypnosis at least 10 times a day. All patients were trained to score the perceived pain twice daily on a numerical rating scale and also reported the quality of pain with the McGill Pain questionnaire. Repeated-measures analysis showed a significant difference between the groups; pain was lower in the self-hypnosis group but was not maintained after 4 weeks. Self-hypnosis could effectively decrease the intensity and could modify quality of pain in female patients with multiple sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: a Urmia University of Medical Sciences , Urmia , Iran.
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hosseinzadegan
authors.affiliation: a Urmia University of Medical Sciences , Urmia , Iran.
authors.forename: Moloud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radfar
authors.affiliation: b Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Tabriz , Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shafiee-Kandjani
authors.affiliation: a Urmia University of Medical Sciences , Urmia , Iran.
authors.forename: Naser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sheikh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006991:Hypnosis, Anesthetic / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology