DOES GUIDED IMAGERY IMPROVE HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANCER PATIENTS? INTEGRATIVE REVIEW
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https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.75334Keywords:
Quality of Life, Imagery, Psychotherapy, Neoplasms, Integrative Oncology, Mind- Body Therapies.Abstract
Objective: to analyze research studies that use Guided Imagery as a strategy to improve healthrelated quality of life in cancer patients.
Method: an integrative review with assessment of the level of evidence, conducted in February 2020 with publications from January 2009 to February 2020 in Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, National Library of Medicine, Scopus and Web of Science, with the following descriptors: Imagery, Psychotherapy; Neoplasms and Quality of Life, in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Results: a total of 16 articles were published between 2013 and 2019; 14 in English and 11 randomized clinical trials, including different types of cancer. Guided Imagery was associated with techniques such as breathing exercises and/or progressive muscle relaxation. Positive results for health-related quality of life were observed in 75% of the studies.
Conclusion: Guided Imagery presents benefits when used to improve health-related quality of life in cancer patients. This study contributes to the promotion and dissemination of this practice.
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