Nocebo effect in inhaler use: Patients' beliefs and treatment adherence
A significant proportion of patients receiving inhaler therapy associate negative symptoms that are not reasonably attributable to the inhalers themselves. Patients prone to attributing nonspecific symptoms to inhalers differ in their beliefs about medications and exhibit lower therapeutic adherence compared to others.
Authors
- María José Soler-Sempere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6607-2037)
- Sandra Ruiz‐Alcaraz
- Marina Beléndez Vázquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5567-1069)
- Eduardo García-Pachón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7144-3197)
- Ana Ibarra-Macia
Institutions
- University of Alicante (ES)
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario de Elche (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2025.100602
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00