Do patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and healthy people differ in their opinions on placebo effects in routine medical care?
This survey suggests that both the medical history of patients and knowledge about placebo effects affect the acceptability and perceived effectiveness of placebo-based strategies. Furthermore, strategies that are transparent, assumed effective, or combined with existing medical treatments are deemed most acceptable. Keeping these factors in mind is essential for the clinical implementation of placebo-based strategies in routine medical care.
Authors
- Kaya J. Peerdeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7622-1166)
- Johan P. A. van Lennep
- Andrea W.M. Evers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-5091)
- Merve Karacaoglu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0834-2913)
- Simone Meijer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0152-567X)
- Ralph C. A. Rippe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-0387)
- Henriët van Middendorp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4575-0895)
Institutions
- Leiden University (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain Practice
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.70000
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Dutch Arthritis Society
- Arthritis Society
- Universiteit Leiden
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek