Conclusions Due to exploratory design s and high risk of bias , the effectiveness of hypnosis or hypnotherapy in stress reduction remains still unclear .
Background Although hypnosis and hypnotherapy have become more popular in recent years , the evidence for hypnosis to influence perceived stress is unclear .
In this systematic review we search ed and evaluated r and omized clinical studies investigating the effect of hypnosis on perceived stress reduction and coping .
The Impact of an Innovative Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program on the Health and Well-Being of Nurses Employed in a Corporate Setting
This study implemented an innovative new model of delivering a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction ( MBSR ) program that replaces six of the eight traditional in-person sessions with group telephonic sessions ( tMBSR ) and measured the program 's impact on the health and well-being of nurses employed within a large health care organization . As part of a nonr and omized pre – post intervention study , 36 nurses completed measures of health , stress , burnout , self-compassion , serenity , and empathy at three points in time . Between baseline ( Time 1 ) and the end of the 8-week tMBSR intervention ( Time 2 ) , participants showed improvement in general health , t(37 ) = 2.8 , p < .01 , decreased stress , t(37 ) = 6.8 , p < .001 , decreased work burnout , t(37 ) = 4.0 , p < .001 , and improvement in several other areas . Improvements were sustained 4 months later ( Time 3 ) , and individuals who continued their MBSR practice after the program demonstrated better outcomes than those that did not . Findings suggest that the tMBSR program can be a low cost , feasible , and scalable intervention that shows positive impact on health and well-being , and could allow MBSR to be delivered to employees who are otherwise unable to access traditional , on-site programs
Conclusions Due to exploratory design s and high risk of bias , the effectiveness of hypnosis or hypnotherapy in stress reduction remains still unclear .
Background Although hypnosis and hypnotherapy have become more popular in recent years , the evidence for hypnosis to influence perceived stress is unclear .
In this systematic review we search ed and evaluated r and omized clinical studies investigating the effect of hypnosis on perceived stress reduction and coping .