Use of placebo interventions in primary care in Poland

2013
journal article
article
9
dc.abstract.enObjective: 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.affiliationWydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Psychologiipl
dc.contributor.authorBąbel, Przemysław - 127263 pl
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T07:19:58Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T07:19:58Z
dc.date.issued2013pl
dc.date.openaccess0
dc.description.accesstimew momencie opublikowania
dc.description.number5pl
dc.description.physical484-488pl
dc.description.versionostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume22pl
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000351563pl
dc.identifier.eissn1423-0151pl
dc.identifier.issn1011-7571pl
dc.identifier.projectROD UJ / Ppl
dc.identifier.urihttp://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/8300
dc.languageengpl
dc.language.containerengpl
dc.rightsUdzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa - Użycie niekomercyjne 3.0*
dc.rights.licenceCC-BY-NC
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode*
dc.share.typeotwarte czasopismo
dc.source.integratorfalse
dc.subject.enclinical practicepl
dc.subject.enplacebopl
dc.subject.enprimary carepl
dc.subject.enprimary care physicianspl
dc.subject.enquestionnaire surveypl
dc.subtypeArticlepl
dc.titleUse of placebo interventions in primary care in Polandpl
dc.title.journalMedical Principles and Practicepl
dc.typeJournalArticlepl
dspace.entity.typePublication
dc.abstract.enpl
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.affiliationpl
Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorpl
Bąbel, Przemysław - 127263
dc.date.accessioned
2015-05-28T07:19:58Z
dc.date.available
2015-05-28T07:19:58Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2013
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
dc.description.numberpl
5
dc.description.physicalpl
484-488
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volumepl
22
dc.identifier.doipl
10.1159/000351563
dc.identifier.eissnpl
1423-0151
dc.identifier.issnpl
1011-7571
dc.identifier.projectpl
ROD UJ / P
dc.identifier.uri
http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/8300
dc.languagepl
eng
dc.language.containerpl
eng
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.enpl
clinical practice
dc.subject.enpl
placebo
dc.subject.enpl
primary care
dc.subject.enpl
primary care physicians
dc.subject.enpl
questionnaire survey
dc.subtypepl
Article
dc.titlepl
Use of placebo interventions in primary care in Poland
dc.title.journalpl
Medical Principles and Practice
dc.typepl
JournalArticle
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Publication
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