Optimizing patient expectations to improve therapeutic response to medical treatment: A randomized controlled trial of iron infusion therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: Boosting patients' positive expectations may be an effective way of enhancing patient response to treatment. In particular, targeting patient expectations with a brief intervention prior to medical treatments may result in a greater and longer therapeutic effect.
PMID: 32519431 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: British Journal of Health Psychology - June 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Akroyd A, Gunn KN, Rankin S, Douglas M, Kleinstäuber M, Rief W, Petrie KJ Tags: Br J Health Psychol Source Type: research