Placebo and nocebo in clinical practice: An online cross-sectional survey of healthcare professionals from European countries on views, practices and training needs
There is a significant need for more comprehensive training on placebo and nocebo effects, particularly in early health professional education. These findings informed the development of educational resources and best practice recommendations developed as part of the outcomes from the PANACEA Consortium, improving the understanding and application of these effects among healthcare professionals across Europe.
Authors
- Alessandra De Palma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5516-5708)
- Arianna Bagnis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5588-6000)
- A Evers
- Marek Oleszczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-6188)
- Elżbieta A. Bajcar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3570-0720)
- Przemysław Bąbel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0578-1013)
- Eveliina Glogan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2608-4121)
- Julia W. Haas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6501-0221)
- Katia Mattarozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1784-750X)
- Nathan Skidmore
- Antonio Portolés
- Johan W S Vlaeyen
- Mary O'Keeffe
- Stefanie H Meeuwis
Institutions
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
- Leiden University (NL)
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- University of Kaiserslautern (DE)
- Durham University (GB)
- Tilburg University (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- University of Koblenz and Landau (DE)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola (IT)
- Institute of Psychology (PL)
- University of Bologna (IT)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338905
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Universiteit Leiden
- KU Leuven
- Università di Bologna
- Erasmus+