Nurse-Administered, Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy in XXXX : Efficacy and Factors Predicting a Positive Response.

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UNASSIGNED: Hypnotherapy is an effective treatment in @entity1744 ( @entity1744 ). It is often delivered by a psychotherapist and is costly and time consuming. Nurse-administered hypnotherapy could increase availability and reduce costs. In this study the authors evaluate the effectiveness of nurse-administered, gut-directed hypnotherapy and identify factors predicting treatment outcome. Eighty-five @entity1 were included in the study. @entity1 received hypnotherapy by a nurse once/week for 12  weeks. @entity1 reported marked improvement in @entity344 after treatment, as well as a reduction in GI-specific @entity148 , general @entity148 , and @entity308 . Fifty-eight percent were responders after the 12  weeks treatment period, and of these 82% had a favorable clinical response already at week 6. @entity1 were more likely than @entity1 to respond favorably to the treatment. Nurse-administered hypnotherapy is an effective treatment for @entity1744 . Being female and reporting a favorable response to treatment by week 6 predicted a positive treatment response at the end of the 12  weeks treatment period.
