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Use of placebo interventions in primary care in Poland
clinical practice
placebo
primary care
primary care physicians
questionnaire survey
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the behavior, beliefs and attitudes of Polish primary care physicians concerning the use of placebo interventions. Subjects and Methods: A total of 220 Polish primary care physicians (internists, specialists in family medicine and pediatricians) were asked to participate in a questionnaire survey and 171 agreed to do so. The questionnaire was a self-report of the behavior, beliefs and attitudes of physicians concerning the use of placebo interventions in clinical practice. The percentages are based on the actual number of respondents to each question. Results: Of 169 respondents, 135 (80%) declared that they used or prescribed placebo interventions, with 20/169 (12%) doing so almost every day, 51/169 (30%) once a week and 44/169 (26%) once a month. The most common placebos used were vitamins (86/135, 66%) and homeopathy (73/135, 56%). Among the participants, 114/129 (84%) reported that the placebos were effective, with only 10/129 (8%) considering them rarely effective; 75/139 (54%) of the physicians considered placebo interventions to be effective only in patients with subjective symptoms, 116/139 (73%) indicated that individual traits of patients were decisive factors in the effectiveness of placebo interventions, and 103/159 (65%) thought that the expectations of patients were of importance. A total of 128/170 (75%) respondents thought that the mechanism of placebo effects was purely psychological. Conclusion: The use and prescription of placebo interventions seemed to be very common among Polish primary care physicians studied and they generally had positive attitudes towards their use and effectiveness.
| dc.abstract.en | Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the behavior, beliefs and attitudes of Polish primary care physicians concerning the use of placebo interventions. Subjects and Methods: A total of 220 Polish primary care physicians (internists, specialists in family medicine and pediatricians) were asked to participate in a questionnaire survey and 171 agreed to do so. The questionnaire was a self-report of the behavior, beliefs and attitudes of physicians concerning the use of placebo interventions in clinical practice. The percentages are based on the actual number of respondents to each question. Results: Of 169 respondents, 135 (80%) declared that they used or prescribed placebo interventions, with 20/169 (12%) doing so almost every day, 51/169 (30%) once a week and 44/169 (26%) once a month. The most common placebos used were vitamins (86/135, 66%) and homeopathy (73/135, 56%). Among the participants, 114/129 (84%) reported that the placebos were effective, with only 10/129 (8%) considering them rarely effective; 75/139 (54%) of the physicians considered placebo interventions to be effective only in patients with subjective symptoms, 116/139 (73%) indicated that individual traits of patients were decisive factors in the effectiveness of placebo interventions, and 103/159 (65%) thought that the expectations of patients were of importance. A total of 128/170 (75%) respondents thought that the mechanism of placebo effects was purely psychological. Conclusion: The use and prescription of placebo interventions seemed to be very common among Polish primary care physicians studied and they generally had positive attitudes towards their use and effectiveness. | pl |
| dc.affiliation | Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Psychologii | pl |
| dc.contributor.author | Bąbel, Przemysław - 127263 | pl |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-28T07:19:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-05-28T07:19:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | pl |
| dc.date.openaccess | 0 | |
| dc.description.accesstime | w momencie opublikowania | |
| dc.description.number | 5 | pl |
| dc.description.physical | 484-488 | pl |
| dc.description.version | ostateczna wersja wydawcy | |
| dc.description.volume | 22 | pl |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1159/000351563 | pl |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1423-0151 | pl |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1011-7571 | pl |
| dc.identifier.project | ROD UJ / P | pl |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/8300 | |
| dc.language | eng | pl |
| dc.language.container | eng | pl |
| dc.rights | Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa - Użycie niekomercyjne 3.0 | * |
| dc.rights.licence | CC-BY-NC | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode | * |
| dc.share.type | otwarte czasopismo | |
| dc.source.integrator | false | |
| dc.subject.en | clinical practice | pl |
| dc.subject.en | placebo | pl |
| dc.subject.en | primary care | pl |
| dc.subject.en | primary care physicians | pl |
| dc.subject.en | questionnaire survey | pl |
| dc.subtype | Article | pl |
| dc.title | Use of placebo interventions in primary care in Poland | pl |
| dc.title.journal | Medical Principles and Practice | pl |
| dc.type | JournalArticle | pl |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |
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