The placebo effect increases by modifying perceptions about the intake setting
Evidence indicates that modifying the contextual setting and administration conditions of placebos, such as introducing elements of choice, can significantly enhance the magnitude of the placebo effect.
The retrieved literature supports the premise that contextual factors and modifications to the administration setting or procedure (such as granting choice over how or when a placebo is taken) can boost placebo responses like hypoalgesia. Papers [8] and [11] specifically discuss how context, choice, and environmental factors shape the placebo response.
Biya Tang, Evan Livesey, Ben Colagiuri. Choice over placebo administration enhances open-label placebo hypoalgesia. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003108
Paper [8] demonstrates that providing individuals with choices regarding their placebo administration enhances open-label placebo hypoalgesia, illustrating how modifying the administration setting increases the effect.
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Abhishek Abhishek, Michael Doherty. Placebo, nocebo, and contextual effects. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199668847.003.0027
Paper [11] notes that placebo effects are fundamentally contextual and influenced by the environment and circumstances in which treatments are delivered.
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