Children's and Their Parents' Experiences With Home-Based Guided Hypnotherapy: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is difficult in primary care. When education and reassurance do not alleviate symptoms, primary care physicians lack treatment options for children with FAP or IBS. Home-based guided hypnotherapy is a promising treatment because of its accessibility. To address feasibility, it is of utmost importance to take experiences from children and their parents into account.

Objective

We aimed to explore children's and their parents' experiences with home-based guided hypnotherapy for children with FAP or IBS.

Methods

This qualitative study used open-ended questions from a questionnaire and in-depth semistructured interviews with children and their parents who had a hypnothe

SUBMITTER: Ganzevoort IN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789690 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature