Hypnosis is an effective treatment option for a variety of concerns. Past research has suggested that those who score in the high range of hypnotizability initially show greater improvement than those in the low range. A post hoc analysis was conducted to examine the extent to which hypnotizability modulates the reduction of hot flash frequency. Average number of hot flashes reported during hypnosis treatment and a 12-week follow-up were grouped according to participants’ level of hypnotizability. Using baseline data, the reduction percentage of hot flash frequency was plotted and visually examined to determine when a clinically significant reduction (50%) in hot flashes was reached. Our results suggested that, regardless of hypnotizability, participants ultimately obtained a 50% reduction in hot flash frequency. Interestingly, participants who were rated as either moderately or highly hypnotizable achieved a 50% reduction by Week 3 while those of low hypnotizability did not cross the 50% reduction threshold until the 12-week follow-up. Implications from these findings include the importance of assessing hypnotizability in clinical settings to better tailor treatment dose and expectations.

催眠是解决多种问题的有效治疗选择。过去的研究表明，那些在催眠能力上得分较高的人最初比得分较低的人表现出更大的进步。进行事后分析以检查催眠性调节潮热频率减少的程度。根据参与者的催眠能力水平对催眠治疗期间和 12 周随访期间报告的平均潮热次数进行分组。使用基线数据，绘制潮热频率减少百分比并进行目视检查，以确定潮热何时达到临床显着减少（50%）。我们的结果表明，无论催眠能力如何，参与者最终的潮热频率降低了 50%。有趣的是，被评为中度或高度催眠能力的参与者在第 3 周实现了 50% 的减少，而那些低催眠能力的参与者直到 12 周的随访才超过 50% 的减少阈值。这些发现的意义包括评估临床环境中的催眠能力以更好地调整治疗剂量和期望的重要性。