What Do Placebo and Nocebo Effects Have to Do With Health Equity? The Hidden Toll of Nocebo Effects on Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients in Clinical Care

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作者
Yetman, Hailey E. [1 ]
Cox, Nevada [2 ]
Adler, Shelley R. [3 ]
Hall, Kathryn T. [1 ,4 ]
Stone, Valerie E. [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Med Sch, Dept Med, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Penn State Coll Med, Hershey, PA USA
[3] Univ Calif San Francisco, Osher Ctr Integrat Hlth, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[4] Harvard Med Sch, Dept Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA
关键词
placebo and nocebo effects; health inequities; communication; mistrust; perceived discrimination; PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION; PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION; RACE-CONCORDANCE; ANTICIPATORY NAUSEA; PAIN; TRUST; DISPARITIES; PERCEPTIONS; BIAS; NEUROSCIENCE;
D O I
10.3389/fpsyg.2021.788230
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
A placebo effect is a positive clinical response to non-specific elements of treatment with a sham or inert replica of a drug, device, or surgical intervention. There is considerable evidence that placebo effects are driven by expectation of benefit from the intervention. Expectation is shaped by a patient's past experience, observations of the experience of others, and written, verbal, or non-verbal information communicated during treatment. Not surprisingly, expectation in the clinical setting is strongly influenced by the attitude, affect, and communication style of the healthcare provider. While positive expectations can produce beneficial effects, negative information and experiences can lead to negative expectations, and consequently negative or nocebo effects. Key components identified and studied in the placebo and nocebo literature intersect with factors identified as barriers to quality care in the clinical setting for Black patients and other patients of color, including poor patient-clinician communication, medical mistrust, and perceived discrimination. Thus, in the context of discrimination and bias, the absence of placebo and presence of nocebo-generating influences in clinical settings could potentially reinforce racial and ethnic inequities in clinical outcomes and care. Healthcare inequities have consequences that ripple through the medical system, strengthening adverse short- and long-term outcomes. Here, we examine the potential for the presence of nocebo effects and absence of placebo effects to play a role in contributing to negative outcomes related to unequal treatment in the clinical encounter.
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