Table 7 Presumed disappointment of patients if they learned that they had been intentionally treated with a pure or impure placebo*
From: Use of placebo interventions among Swiss primary care providers
Use of pure placebo (n = 223) | Use of impure placebo (n = 225) | |
|---|---|---|
Yes, many of my patients | 123 (55%) | 49 (22%) |
Yes, some of my patients | 47 (21%) | 53 (24%) |
Mostly no | 27 (12%) | 103 (46%) |
I do not know. | 26 (12%) | 20 (9%) |