HIPNOTERAPI UNTUK MENGURANGI HOT FLUSHES PADA PEREMPUAN MENOPAUSE

Objective: The most common symptom of menopause is hot flashes. Hot flashes are body
heat waves that come on suddenly due to changes in estrogen levels in the upper body and
face. This disorder is at risk of developing anxiety to stress, negatively impacting
postmenopausal women's social life and quality of life. One of the Mind-Body Interventions
to overcome menopause symptoms is hypnosis. Through Hypnotherapy techniques,
menopausal women are treated using the art of communication and suggestion that can
influence the subconscious to work with the human conscious. The study aimed to analyse
the effect of hypnotherapy on reducing hot flashes in postmenopausal women.
Methods: This type of research is a Quasi Experiment with a one-group pretestposttest
design approach with the dependent variable being hypnotherapy and the independent
variable being hot flashes. Samples were all 33 menopausal people, analysed using the
Paired t-test.
Results: The results of the study after being tested, the mean pre-test value was 13.67, and
the post-test mean value was 21.25, which indicates that the higher the mean value, the
decrease in hot flashes before and after hypnotherapy
Conclusion: There is an effect of hypnotherapy on the reduction of hot flashes in menopause.
The conclusion is that there is a decrease in hot flushes in menopause before and after
hypnotherapy
Keywords: hot flushes, hypnotherapy, menopause