Open AccessUsing Positive Attribute Framing to Attenuate Nocebo Side Effects: A Cybersickness Study
Author(s) -
Alanna Mao,
Kirsten Barnes,
Louise Sharpe,
Andrew L. Geers,
Suzanne G. Helfer,
Kate Faasse,
Ben Colagiuri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1532-4796
pISSN - 0883-6612
DOI - 10.1093/abm/kaaa115
Subject(s) - nocebo effect , nocebo , framing (construction) , harm , framing effect , psychology , nausea , social psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , placebo , anesthesia , alternative medicine , persuasion , engineering , structural engineering , pathology
Side effect warnings can contribute directly to their occurrence via the nocebo effect. This creates a challenge for clinicians and researchers, because warnings are necessary for informed consent, but can cause harm. Positive framing has been proposed as a method for reducing nocebo side effects whilst maintaining the principles of informed consent, but the limited available empirical data are mixed.