Acupuncture Outcomes, Expectations, Patient–Provider Relationship, and the Placebo Effect
Implications for Health Promotion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11024938 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dominicus W So (At the time of the study, Dominicus W. So, PhD, was with the Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1662-1667 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.92.10.1662 |
| PMID | 12356618 |
| OpenAlex | W2116190576 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
Objectives. To explore whether treatment outcomes are associated with a patient’s degree of general hopefulness, expectations regarding treatment, attributions of health status, beliefs about mind–body dualism, and patient–provider relationship factors, I studied acupuncture patients’ goal attainment. Methods. Sixty-two acupuncture patients were interviewed before and after acupuncture regarding goal attainment, mind–body beliefs, hopefulness, and attributions of health status. Demographics, acupuncture treatment, and health care usage information was also collected. Acupuncturists provided 3 months of treatment. Results. Patients reported treatment goal attainment from acupuncture. Their perceived outcomes were not associated with previous treatment, patient demographics, or the expected and actual numbers of needle insertion. Successful outcomes were related positively to number of different CAM treatments used in the past year but negatively to patients’ expectations and the “Powerful Others” health locus of control dimension. Conclusions. Perceived acupuncture outcomes seem not to be related to placebo effects and patient expectations, but rather to client–practitioner relationship factors. (Am J Public Health. 2002;92:1662–1667)
Acupuncture · Alternative medicine · Attribution · Demographics · Family medicine · Health care · Hopefulness · Physical therapy · Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies · Clinical Psychology · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Demography · Medicine · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2010 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |