Patients' experiences with virtual group gut-directed hypnotherapy: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypnotherapy is a useful treatment for a variety of gastrointestinal conditions. While there is strong evidence for delivering other treatments virtually and in groups, there is no research thus far on delivering hypnotherapy in this format. Given the growth of both psychogastroenterology and telehealth, these methods should be explored as they have great potential for increasing access and cost-effectiveness of intervention.

Aims

This qualitative study was developed to help understand patients experiences in virtual, group-based, gut-directed hypnotherapy (GDH) in two different institutions.

Methods

Authors developed a qualitative interview with the assistance of two patient partners and then recruited patients from New York University and Dartmouth Health

SUBMITTER: Gerson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9992176 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature