Table 2.
Non-Medical Reasons for which Hypnotherapy was Offered at the Pediatric Pulmonary Center
| Reason for Hypnosis | Hypnosis Offered | Hypnosis Accepted | Symptom Improved | Symptom Not Improved | Lost to Follow-up |
|
(Number of patients) Psychological | |||||
| Anxiety | 62 | 57 | 45 | 7 | 5 |
| Compliance with therapy | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Conversion reaction | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Smoking cessation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Iatrogenic | |||||
| Medication Taste | 35 | 31 | 29 | 2 | - |
| Medical procedure pain | 48 | 43 | 38 | 5 | - |
| Post-operative pain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| At Patient Request | |||||
| School performance | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Sports performance | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Total | 179 | 161 | 134 | 21 | 6 |