Usefulness of self-hypnosis in patients undergoing double-lung transplantation during the pre and postoperative period: A randomized study

Objective: Hypnosis can reduce pain and anxiety in patients undergoing surgery. We hypothesize that implementing self-hypnosis in the setting of lung transplantation could improve patients’ experience.

Methods: Patients were included in this randomized, single-center study after their registration on the waiting list unless they could not participate in self-hypnosis learning for cultural, cognitive or environmental reasons. The main outcome of the study was pain one month after lung transplantation. Secondary outcomes were pain, anxiety, coping, catastrophism, and quality of life evaluated at their registration, seven days after the transplantation, and one and four months after.

Results: 78 patients were included, 38 in the control group and 40 in the self-hypnosis group. 28 patients in the control group and 33 in the self-hypnosis group were evaluated at the 4th postoperative month. Practice of self-hypnosis was high before transplantation (76.6%). Pain at rest, evaluated using...

研究目的：催眠可减轻手术患者的疼痛与焦虑。本研究假设，在肺移植手术场景中应用自我催眠（self-hypnosis）技术，能够改善患者的诊疗体验。

研究方法：本研究为单中心随机对照研究，纳入完成肺移植等待名单登记的患者，但因文化、认知或环境因素无法参与自我催眠学习的受试者除外。本研究的主要结局指标为肺移植术后1个月时的疼痛水平。次要结局指标包括疼痛、焦虑、应对方式、灾难化思维以及生活质量，分别在患者登记入组时、移植术后7天、1个月及4个月时进行评估。

研究结果：本研究共纳入78例患者，其中对照组38例，自我催眠组40例。术后4个月随访时，对照组完成评估的患者为28例，自我催眠组为33例。移植术前自我催眠练习的参与率较高，达76.6%。静息状态下的疼痛水平采用……进行评估