Hypnosis, Autoimmune Diseases, Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Conditions
Keywords
internal medicine, survey, qualitative, impact of hypnosis
Brief summary
Description of the short and long-term impact of hypnosis sessions for patient having benefited from at least one hypnosis session in internal medicine at the french hospital Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble, with the help of a qualitative survey made by phone.
Detailed description
The practice of hypnosis has experienced a recent boom in medicine, with a multiplication of its fields of action. Regarding internal medicine, the influence of the psyche on the immune system makes the use of hypnosis particularly relevant for autoimmune diseases. Medically unexplained symptoms (another important field of internal medicine) are also strongly psychosomatic and thus susceptible to hypnosis. The hypothesis is thus made that hypnosis can bring multiple benefits to internal medicine patients. The main objective of this study is to describe the short and long-term impact of hypnosis sessions for patient having benefited from at least one hypnosis session in internal medicine at the french hospital Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble, with the help of a qualitative survey made by phone. Moreover retrospective medical data concerning these patients will be collected to determine their medical history, their main symptoms et reasons to use hypnosis.
Interventions
PROCEDUREHypnosis session
At least one session of hypnosis in the internal medicine unit at the hospital Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble
Sponsors
Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble
University Hospital, Grenoble
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All consecutive patients who had at least one hypnosis session in internal medicine at the hospital Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de Grenoble between 08/28/2015 (date of the very first hypnosis consultation in internal medicine) and 03/17/2020 (date of confinement due to Covid19 in France)
Exclusion criteria
* Patient who had a hypnosis session, but who is not followed for a pathology in internal medicine or in internal medicine with a pneumological orientation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Description of the short and long-term impact of hypnosis sessions thanks to a qualitative phone survey | Assessed only once. Phone call will be performed between march 2021 and June 2021 | Improvement in symptoms and quality of life, assessed thanks to a qualitative phone survey by 5-levels Likert scales |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of the reasons for patient satisfaction / dissatisfaction | Assessed only once. Phone call will be performed between march 2021 and June 2021 | Qualitative description by an open question in the phone survey |
| Description of the characteristics of these patients and of the hypnosis sessions | At inclusion | Patients'characteristics described in medical records |
Contacts
Primary ContactMaxime LUGOSI, PhD
Backup ContactMélanie ARNAUD
Outcome results
None listed