Nonspecific effects in psychoeducational intervention research

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 983-998

  Donovan, Heidi S ^a   Kwekkeboom, Kristine L ^b   Rosenzweig, Margaret Q ^a   Ward, Sandra E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention methods; Nonspecific effects; Placebo effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 71849104671     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945909338488     Document Type: Article

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