Background Practitioners who enhance how they express empathy and create positive
expectations of benefit could improve patient outcomes. However, the evidence in this area …

Background Contextual effects (ie, placebo response) refer to all health changes resulting
from administering an apparently inactive treatment. In a randomized clinical trial (RCT), the …

The concept of alliance reflects the collaborative relationship between a clinician and a
patient, defined as consisting of three elements: a) the agreement on the goals of treatment; …

Objective To examine whether patients' trust in the health care professional is associated
with health outcomes. Study selection We searched 4 major electronic databases for studies …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been proposed to treat neuropathic
pain but the quality of evidence remains low. We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of …

The practice of behavior analysis has become a booming industry with growth to over
30,000 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) who primarily work with children with …

The concept of empathy has received a lot of attention in the past few decades in public
media, academia, national and international politics, arts, ethics, health professions …

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to quantify the proportion not attributable to the specific effects (PCE)
of physical therapy interventions for musculoskeletal pain. DESIGN: Intervention systematic …

Objective To determine whether the patient-clinician relationship has a beneficial effect on
either objective or validated subjective healthcare outcomes. Design Systematic review and …

Objective To explore evidence on the links between patient experience and clinical safety
and effectiveness outcomes. Design Systematic review. Setting A wide range of settings …