Attitudes and beliefs about placebo surgery among orthopedic shoulder surgeons in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To survey surgeons on their beliefs and attitudes towards the use of placebo in surgery.

Methods

British orthopedic shoulder surgeons, attending a national conference in the United Kingdom, were asked to complete a self-report online questionnaire about their beliefs and attitudes towards the use of placebo related to surgical intervention. The survey included questions about ethical issues, the mechanism of placebo effects, and any concerns regarding its use.

Results

100 surgeons who participated in the survey believed that placebo surgery is ethically acceptable (96%), especially as a part of a clinical trial (46%). Respondents thought that a placebo effect in surgery is real i.e. has a scientific basis (92%), that placebo can be therapeutically beneficia

SUBMITTER: Wartolowska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3954758 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature