Patient’s beliefs and characteristics
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1. | Select intervention based on patient’s treatment history | 55 | 75 |
2. | Create positive expectancy | 76 | 5 |
3. | Reduce negative expectancy | 3 | 0 |
4. | Convey a positive therapeutic message through informed consent procedures | 43 | 1 |
5. | Harness sociocultural context | 0 | 0 |
Practitioner’s beliefs and characteristics
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6. | Practitioner expectancy | 0 | 1 |
7. | Practitioner’s personal characteristics | 9 | 0 |
Healthcare setting
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8. | Active recruitment | 14 | 16 |
9. | Active retention | 3 | 2 |
10. | Follow-up | 2 | 16 |
11. | Follow a standardised protocol | 85 | 63 |
12. | Ethical oversight | 78 | 69 |
13. | Participating in research | 86 | 84 |
14. | Symptom monitoring | 95 | 89 |
15. | Enhanced environment | 5 | 0 |
Treatment characteristics
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16. | Sham intervention—medication | 71 | 55 |
17. | Sham interventions—physical | 33 | 41 |
18. | Sham interventions—attention only | 2 | 5 |
19. | Ineffective substances | 0 | 1 |
20. | Use side effects | 0 | 1 |
21. | Matched treatments | 40 | 82 |
22. | Maximised treatment procedures | 22 | 3 |
23. | Conditioning | 41 | 0 |
Patient–practitioner interaction
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24. | The process of informed consent | 88 | 77 |
25. | Detailed history | 19 | 33 |
26. | Diagnosis/tests | 36 | 41 |
27. | Care | 0 | 1 |
28. | Patient-centred communication | 0 | 0 |
29. | Extra attention | 2 | 63 |
30. | Continuity of care | 7 | 14 |