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| Title |
You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Influence of Choice on Nocebo and Placebo Responding
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12160-016-9772-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hannah Bartley, Kate Faasse, Rob Horne, Keith J. Petrie |
| Abstract |
Choice may be an important influence on the effectiveness and side effects of medical treatments. We investigated the impact of having a choice of medication compared to no choice on both nocebo and placebo responding. Sixty-one participants were randomly assigned to either choose between or be assigned to one of the two equivalent beta-blocker medications (actually placebos) for pre-examination anxiety. There was a greater nocebo response in the no choice group and an increased placebo response in the choice group. Participants in the no choice group attributed significantly more side effects to the tablet than the choice group (p = 0.045), particularly at the 24-h follow-up (p = 0.002). The choice group showed a stronger placebo response in heart rate than the non-choice group. Not being given a choice of medication increased the nocebo effect and reduced the placebo response to the treatment. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 38 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 11% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Comoros | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 9 | 24% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 13 | 34% |
| Scientists | 12 | 32% |
| Members of the public | 12 | 32% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 69 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 65 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 17% |
| Researcher | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 13% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 11 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 23 | 33% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 15 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 34. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 August 2022.
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