ABSTRACT

Standard hypnotizability scales require physical contact or direct observation by tester and participant. The authors addressed this limitation by developing and testing the remote Hypnotic Induction Profile (rHIP), a hypnotizability test derived from the Hypnotic Induction Profile that is completed by telephone. To assess the validity of the rHIP, 56 volunteers naïve to hypnotizability testing completed both the HIP and the rHIP, with order of testing randomized. Results indicate a strong correlation between HIP and rHIP scores, r _s =.71(0.53–0.84), p <.0001, and good concordance, difference =.03(−0.53, 0.59), p =.91, independent of testing order. The rHIP had few complications. Possible advantages of using the rHIP include improving patient expectancy prior to scheduling a hypnosis session, increasing access to hypnotizability testing for remote interventions, and obviating resource-intensive in-person hypnotizability screening for trials that exclude subjects with certain scores.

摘要

标准的催眠量表需要测试者和参与者进行身体接触或直接观察。作者通过开发和测试远程催眠诱导配置文件 (rHIP) 解决了这一限制，这是一种源自催眠诱导配置文件的催眠能力测试，通过电话完成。为了评估 rHIP 的有效性，56 名未进行催眠测试的志愿者完成了 HIP 和 rHIP，测试顺序随机。结果表明 HIP 和 rHIP 得分之间存在很强的相关性，r _s  =.71(0.53–0.84)，p <.0001，并且一致性良好，差异 =.03(-0.53, 0.59)，p=.91，与测试顺序无关。rHIP 几乎没有并发症。使用 rHIP 的可能优势包括在安排催眠会议之前提高患者的预期，增加远程干预的催眠能力测试的机会，以及避免对排除具有特定分数的受试者的试验进行资源密集型的现场催眠能力筛​​查。