Preventing adverse events of chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer by educating patients about the nocebo effect: a randomized-controlled trial

Preventing adverse events of chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer by educating patients about the nocebo effect: a randomized-controlled trial

Abstract Background Adverse events of chemotherapy may be caused by pharmacodynamics or psychological factors such as negative expectations, which constitute nocebo effects. In a randomized controlled trial, we examined whether educating patients about the nocebo effect is efficacious in reducing th...

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Main Authors: T. Michnevich, Y. Pan, A. Hendi, K. Oechsle, A. Stein, Y. Nestoriuc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Placebo
Nocebo
Expectations
Chemotherapy
Adverse events
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-10089-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-10089-2

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