Significance of Placebo effect
The placebo effect is a psychological phenomenon where patients report improvements in their condition due to their beliefs and expectations about treatment, rather than the treatment itself. It can lead to real physiological or psychological changes and can be influenced by factors such as the therapist's attitude and patient education. The effect demonstrates the significance of patients' perceptions in clinical outcomes and poses challenges in evaluating the true efficacy of treatments in medical studies.
Synonyms: Placebo response, Psychological benefit, Sham effect, Psychological effect
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Hindu concept of 'Placebo effect'
In Hinduism, the placebo effect may arise from faith. Patients believing in the healing power of Ganga water could experience benefits driven by their expectations, potentially influencing study outcomes and highlighting the power of belief in perceived medicinal value.
From: Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
(1) This is a potential bias in the study, and it refers to the possibility that patients who believed in the medicinal value of Ganga water might have experienced benefits due to their expectations.[1]
The concept of Placebo effect in scientific sources
The placebo effect is a psychological phenomenon where patients experience improvements in health due to their belief in the efficacy of a treatment, despite it lacking therapeutic value. This highlights its influence on treatment outcomes and research.
From: South African Family Practice
(1) There is little objective evidence that lumbar corsets and back support belts are of use, although the placebo effect appears to be strong.[2] (2) The placebo effect plays an important role in the treatment of cold and flu symptoms, contributing to the patient feeling better.[3] (3) This is a change in a patient's condition that is due to the symbolic meaning of a healing intervention rather than its specific pharmacological or physiological impacts, according to a comprehensive definition.[4]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) Although, this is reported to exist for some types of outcomes, theoretically placebo is a substance without effective ingredients.[5] (2) Randomized clinical trials with inadequate blinding may report enhanced these effects for intervention groups.[6]
From: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics
(1) The phenomenon that only works if placebo patients think they are getting a real treatment, raising ethical debates about placebo-controlled trials.[7] (2) A beneficial effect produced by a placebo drug or treatment, which cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself.[8]
From: South African Journal of Physiotherapy
(1) Case reports do not control for the effects of natural history or this.[9] (2) This refers to the psychological impact of the mind, particularly in this context, the influence of the laying on of hands in therapy.[10] (3) The subject was not blinded to the intervention and, therefore, this may result in bias if she is under the impression that superior workstation ergonomics have been implemented.[11]
From: Journal of Metabolic Health
(1) Placebo effects are a possible influence on the subject's responses on the UPDRS, anxiety, and depression scales, a limitation of case studies.[12]
From: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
(1) The placebo effect is a phenomenon where patients in a control group experience effects, and its influence is considered when computing effectiveness in RCTs.[13] (2) The expectations of participants, therapists, and evaluators can influence research outcomes, potentially leading to placebo effects, especially if participants interested in forest therapy know their group allocation.[14] (3) The placebo effect is defined as a genuine positive psychological and/or physiological outcome resulting from the knowledge of receiving an intervention, independent of the procedure's inherent power.[15]
From: Sustainability Journal (MDPI)
(1) These are the estimated impacts when a policy is falsely assumed to have been implemented at a different time. The estimated values fluctuate slightly over time, but all their 95% confidence intervals include zero.[16] (2) This is a phenomenon where a perceived benefit arises from a simulated treatment, and is being tested to ensure the observed outcomes are not due to it.[17] (3) It is found to be insignificant in the placebo tests, indicating that the effect of the COPP on physical well-being is not due to some unobserved factor.[18]
From: South African Journal of Psychiatry
(1) The clinical response resulting from nonspecific factors related to the conducting of clinical trials and is the improvement resulting from a number of nonspecific factors.[19] (2) This has been used to distinguish the specific from the nonspecific ingredients in treatments, and is known to improve subjective and objective measures of disease in a wide range of conditions.[20] (3) This is a topic of study where the question is whether it is all in the mind, with a focus on the impact of this effect.[21]
From: Religions Journal (MDPI)
(1) Tor D. Wager and Lauren Y. Atlas discuss The neuroscience of placebo effects, connecting context, learning, and health.[22] (2) This is a phenomenon where a treatment with no inherent therapeutic value leads to improvement in a patient's condition.[23]