Placebos in Healthcare: A Behavioral Study on How Treatment Responsiveness Affects Therapy Decisions in a Simulated Patient–Physician Interaction
This study constitutes a frame of reference for medical treatment decisions, indicating that physicians' treatment choices are influenced by patients' responsiveness to the treatments, as well as by their prior beliefs and empathy traits.
Authors
- Elisa Carlino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8472-656X)
- Francesca Borghesi
- Alessandro Piedimonte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5705-2173)
- Francesco Campaci
- Giulia Guerra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9685-0530)
- Valeria Volpino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0974-371X)
Institutions
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinics and Practice
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract14050170
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71