ABSTRACT

Fibromyalgia affects the quality of life of the patients, as well as their family. It also affects their social, labor, physical, and psychological dynamics. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of audio-recorded hypnosis in ameliorating fibromyalgia symptoms. We enrolled 97 individuals with fibromyalgia (mean age: 45 years) and randomly distributed them to two groups (48 in the experimental group and 47 in the control group). Individuals in both groups maintained their standard pharmacological treatment and continued their usual physical or psychological activities. The experimental group received an audio-recorded hypnosis intervention in the first session; subsequently, they received another audio hypnosis session to use for daily practice for a month. We evaluated the pre- and post-intervention pain intensity, pain interference, fatigue intensity, fatigue interference, depressive symptomatology, and satisfaction with life. We found that the self-administered audio-recorded hypnotic intervention significantly decreased the intensity and interference of pain and fatigue, as well as the depressive symptomatology. Audio-recorded clinical hypnosis techniques could provide an effective, practical, and economical alternative for reducing fibromyalgia-related symptoms.

摘要

纤维肌痛影响患者及其家庭的生活质量。它还会影响他们的社会，劳动，身体和心理动态。我们旨在评估音频催眠在改善纤维肌痛症状中的有效性。我们招募了97名患有纤维肌痛的患者（平均年龄：45岁），并将其随机分为两组（实验组48名，对照组47名）。两组中的个体均维持其标准药理治疗，并继续其通常的身体或心理活动。实验组在第一节课中接受了录音催眠干预。随后，他们又收到了一个音频催眠课，用于一个月的日常练习。我们评估了干预前后的疼痛强度，疼痛干扰，疲劳强度，疲劳干扰，抑郁症状和生活满意度。我们发现，自我管理的录音催眠干预措施可以显着降低疼痛和疲劳程度以及抑郁症状的强度和干扰。音频临床催眠技术可以为减轻纤维肌痛相关症状提供有效，实用和经济的选择。