Adherence, expectations and the placebo response: Why is good adherence to an inert treatment beneficial?

Psychology and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-140

  Stetler, Cinnamon ^a  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; expectations; memory; physical activity; placebo response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890432031     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.830721     Document Type: Article

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