From: Use of placebo interventions among Swiss primary care providers
Use of | pure | placebos | Use of | impure | placebos | ||||
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N | I agree | I am un-certain | I disagree | N | I agree | I am un-certain | I disagree | p value* | |
The use of placebos | |||||||||
• must be rejected in principle because it is ineffective. | 220 | 58 (26%) | 37 (17%) | 125 (57%) | 220 | 41 (19%) | 26 (12%) | 153 (70%) | p < 0.05 |
• must be rejected in principle because it implies deceiving the patient. | 223 | 101 (45%) | 39 (17%) | 83 (37%) | 221 | 52 (24%) | 39 (18%) | 130 (59%) | p < 0.001 |
• must be rejected in principle because of legal concerns. | 220 | 43 (20%) | 84 (38%) | 93 (42%) | 221 | 30 (14%) | 67 (30%) | 124 (56%) | n.s. |
• can be used as long as physician and patient work together in partnership. | 220 | 132 (60%) | 35 (16%) | 53 (24%) | 221 | 166 (75%) | 25 (11%) | 30 (14%) | p < 0.001 |
• is acceptable for the benefit of the patient and for minimizing harm to the patient. | 219 | 120 (55%) | 43 (20%) | 56 (26%) | 221 | 158 (71%) | 24 (11%) | 39 (18%) | p < 0.01 |
• is for me a traditional component of medical practice. | 219 | 37 (17%) | 25 (11%) | 157 (72%) | 217 | 91 (42%) | 26 (12%) | 100 (46%) | p < 0.001 |