Placebos are a substance that do not have the qualities to create an effect on its own. Placebo effects are a well-known phenomenon in science and healthcare. However the positive effects of...Show morePlacebos are a substance that do not have the qualities to create an effect on its own. Placebo effects are a well-known phenomenon in science and healthcare. However the positive effects of placebo are not that well applied in healthcare. A reason for this may be that placebos are seen as a deception of a patient. When placebo is used to replace the actual medicine, then the acceptance to use this is very low with healthcare professionals (HP). However if the placebo is not a replacement but an addition to a working medicine the acceptability of HP’s is higher. The studies about the placebouse that have been done before are mostly focused on one type of placebo-use and do not make comparisons between different types of placebo-use. Another problem in placebo research is that the research of the placebo-effects are focused on one specialization, such as Cardiology. In this research the acceptability of eight types of placebo use within a specialization will be compared with each other, with the following research question: “To what extent does the acceptability of healthcare professionals for eight different types of placebo-use differ within their specializations in medical pediatrics?” The specializations in this research are, General pediatrics (HP’s work in a general healthcare department, or in four or more specializations), Cardiology and Neonatology. There are three RMA’s executed for answering this question. The results show that treatment-strengthening placebo music scores the highest acceptability, within all three specializations. Between the specializations there is no significant difference on acceptability (p = 0.984). This research has shown that HP’s have a high acceptability towards treatment-strengthening placebo-use.Show less
Placebos are a substance that do not have the qualities to create an effect on its own. Placebo effects are a well-known phenomenon in science and healthcare. However the positive effects of...Show morePlacebos are a substance that do not have the qualities to create an effect on its own. Placebo effects are a well-known phenomenon in science and healthcare. However the positive effects of placebo are not that well applied in healthcare. A reason for this may be that placebos are seen as a deception of a patient. When placebo is used to replace the actual medicine, then the acceptance to use this is very low with healthcare professionals (HP). However if the placebo is not a replacement but an addition to a working medicine the acceptability of HP’s is higher. The studies about the placebouse that have been done before are mostly focused on one type of placebo-use and do not make comparisons between different types of placebo-use. Another problem in placebo research is that the research of the placebo-effects are focused on one specialization, such as Cardiology. In this research the acceptability of eight types of placebo use within a specialization will be compared with each other, with the following research question: “To what extent does the acceptability of healthcare professionals for eight different types of placebo-use differ within their specializations in medical pediatrics?” The specializations in this research are, General pediatrics (HP’s work in a general healthcare department, or in four or more specializations), Cardiology and Neonatology. There are three RMA’s executed for answering this question. The results show that treatment-strengthening placebo music scores the highest acceptability, within all three specializations. Between the specializations there is no significant difference on acceptability (p = 0.984). This research has shown that HP’s have a high acceptability towards treatment-strengthening placebo-use.Show less
