Elkins Gary, Fisher William, Johnson Aimee, Marcus Joel, Dove Jacqueline, Perfect Michelle, Keith Timothy
Baylor University, Waco, Texas ; University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
Contemp Hypn Integr Ther. 2011 Sep 1;28(3):187-195.
The objective of this study was to examine the potential role of hypnotizability as a moderator of effectiveness of a hypnosis intervention for reducing hot flashes in breast cancer survivors. Sixty women were randomized into either five weekly sessions of hypnosis or a wait list control condition. Nine of the participants dropped out of the study and 24 were randomized to the control condition. There were 27 participants who completed the hypnosis intervention and for whom hypnotizability was assessed. The frequency and severity of hot flashes were measured by daily diaries completed for one week at baseline and at the end of treatment. Hypnotizability was assessed by the Stanford Hypnotic Clinical Scale. Hot flash scores were reduced by 68% on average at the end of treatment. Sequential multiple regression was used to test whether hypnotizability moderated the effect of initial hot flash scores on post-test hot flash scores. The results suggest that the hypnosis intervention was more effective for participants who scored higher on measured hypnotizability. The moderating role of hypnotizability may be useful to consider in treatment of hot flashes with the hypnosis intervention. While this study was limited to breast cancer survivors it may clarify some of the complexity of the response to hypnosis.
本研究的目的是检验催眠感受性作为一种调节因素，在催眠干预减轻乳腺癌幸存者潮热症状有效性方面的潜在作用。60名女性被随机分为两组，一组接受为期五周的每周一次催眠治疗，另一组作为候补对照。9名参与者退出了研究，24名被随机分到对照组。有27名参与者完成了催眠干预，并对其催眠感受性进行了评估。潮热的频率和严重程度通过在基线期和治疗结束时填写的为期一周的每日日记来测量。催眠感受性通过斯坦福催眠临床量表进行评估。治疗结束时，潮热评分平均降低了68%。采用逐步多元回归分析来检验催眠感受性是否调节了初始潮热评分对测试后潮热评分的影响。结果表明，对于催眠感受性测量得分较高的参与者，催眠干预更为有效。在采用催眠干预治疗潮热时，考虑催眠感受性的调节作用可能会有所帮助。虽然本研究仅限于乳腺癌幸存者，但它可能会阐明对催眠反应的一些复杂性。
