Time-Dependent Negative Effects of Verbal and Non-verbal Suggestions in Surgical Patients—A Study on Arm Muscle Strength

Frontiers in Psychology

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Nina Zech¹  Matthias Schrödinger²  Milena Seemann¹  Florian Zeman³  Timo F. Seyfried¹  Ernil Hansen¹ 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Regensburg;Department of Internal Medicine, District Hospital Wörth an der Donau;Centre for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg

关键词: nocebo effects;    dynamometry;    maximal muscle strength;    therapeutic communication;    suggestions;    State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI);   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01693

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction The medical environment is full of suggestions that affect patients and their healing. Most of them inadvertently are negative, thus evoking nocebo effects. Recently, we have reported on the effect of such verbal and non-verbal suggestions as well as alternative formulations on maximal muscular arm strength in healthy volunteers. In the present study, we tested the same suggestions in patients at two time points to evaluate nocebo effects in a clinical situation and the impact of the approaching surgery date.

【 授权许可】

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