The Power of a Good Word: Enhancing the Efficacy of Analgesics in Clinical Settings
We provide ecological evidence that positive information about treatment significantly decreases pain and opioid consumption during routine clinical care. This study and others could encourage healthcare providers to harness the powerful effects of patients' expectations of benefit to improve analgesics outcomes and, potentially, the outcomes of other symptoms.
Authors
- Roi Treister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5624-2995)
- Mariana Agostinho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6264-2354)
- Valérie Cohen
- Limor Issa
- Karine Beiruti Wiegler
- Alexander Izakson
Institutions
- Rebecca Sieff Hospital (IL)
- University of Haifa (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000541810
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34