Positive suggestion techniques in somatic medicine: A review of the empirical studies
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INTRODUCTION: THERE IS AN EVER REOCCURRING QUESTION IN MEDICAL PRACTICE: Does the positive attitude and communication of the medical staff make any difference? AIM: Our aim is to present a comprehensive overview of the medically relevant effects of positive suggestions by reviewing the recent literature. METHODS: We will review the studies measuring the effects of suggestive communication of the past 20 years. In cases of studies presented in more details we quote from the suggestion scripts used in the study, too. RESULTS: Some of the reviewed papers report that positive suggestions lead to decreased pain and use of pain medication and positively affect physiological factors like bowel motility, blood pressure and bleeding during surgery as well. However, the literature also contains studies in which only partial or no positive effects were found. CONCLUSIONS: We emphasize further, more detailed investigation of positive suggestion techniques and its integration into the education of medical professionals.
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Suggestive interventions have been shown to reduce pain and distress in the hospital.
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- Authors
- Kekecs, Z., & Varga, K.
- Affiliations
- Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
- Venue
- Interventional Medicine and Applied Science
- Publisher
- Akademiai Kiado Zrt.
- Published
- 2013-09-01
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 101-111
- ISSN
- 2061-1617 (ISSN-L)
- 2061-5094
- PMC
- PMC3831810
- OpenAlex
- W2092397565
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 1.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Interventional Medicine and Applied Science (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ELTE Digital Institutional Repository (EDIT) (Eötvös Loránd University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- Spiral (Imperial College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Keywords
- positive suggestion, somatic medicine, analgesia, analgesic use, intestinal motility, blood pressure, surgical bleeding, physician-patient communication, medical education
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