title: A Nonrandomized Comparison Study of Self-Hypnosis, Yoga, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Emotional Distress in Breast Cancer Patients.
abstract: The authors asked breast cancer (BC) patients to participate in 1 of 3 mind-body interventions (cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), yoga, or self-hypnosis) to explore their feasibility, ease of compliance, and impact on the participants' distress, quality of life (QoL), sleep, and mental adjustment. Ninety-nine patients completed an intervention (CBT: n = 10; yoga: n = 21; and self-hypnosis: n = 68). Results showed high feasibility and high compliance. After the interventions, there was no significant effect in the CBT group but significant positive effects on distress in the yoga and self-hypnosis groups, and, also, on QoL, sleep, and mental adjustment in the self-hypnosis group. In conclusion, mind-body interventions can decrease distress in BC patients, but RCTs are needed to confirm these findings.
authors.affiliation: a University of Liege , Liege , Wallonia , Belgium.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bragard
authors.affiliation: a University of Liege , Liege , Wallonia , Belgium.
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Etienne
authors.affiliation: a University of Liege , Liege , Wallonia , Belgium.
authors.forename: Marie-Elisabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Faymonville
authors.affiliation: a University of Liege , Liege , Wallonia , Belgium.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coucke
authors.affiliation: a University of Liege , Liege , Wallonia , Belgium.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lifrange
authors.affiliation: a University of Liege , Liege , Wallonia , Belgium.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.affiliation: a University of Liege , Liege , Wallonia , Belgium.
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wagener
authors.affiliation: b University of Quebec at Montreal , Montreal , Quebec , Canada.
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.affiliation: a University of Liege , Liege , Wallonia , Belgium.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jerusalem
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015013:Yoga