Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Cardiac coherence and medical hypnosis: a feasibility study of a new combined approach for managing preoperative anxiety in patients with breast or gynaecological cancer
Authors' conclusion
The implementation of a psychoeducational programme combining cardiac coherence and medical hypnosis is feasible and might potentially help patients undergoing BGCSI to manage preoperative anxiety.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing breast or gynaecological cancer surgical interventions (BGCSI)43 completed ≥1 session
- Participants
- 53 patients
- Outcome
- Optimal patient adherence (completion of ≥14 sessions)
Methodological detailssingle-group, intention-to-treat
- Single-group
- Intention-to-treat
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Optimal adherence (≥14 sessions completed)
Optimal adherence achieved (ITT population)
64.2%
95% CI
49.8-76.9%
Secondary outcomes
Anxiety (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)) in patients with severe baseline anxiety (VAS ≥70), among 43 who completed ≥1 session · Day before and morning of the intervention
- Anxiety decreased on the day before the intervention
- P = 0.02
- Anxiety decreased on the morning of the intervention
- P = 0.04
- Exploratory analysis
Satisfaction with the programme (VAS)
- Median VAS satisfaction score
- 10
- Range
- 4-10
Willingness to include the COHErence Cardiaque (COHEC) programme in daily routine
- Patients willing
- 94%
Original publication
Cardiac coherence and medical hypnosis: a feasibility study of a new combined approach for managing preoperative anxiety in patients with breast or gynaecological cancer. BJA Open. Published 24 September 2024. doi:10.
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