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PLACEBO EFFECT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- placebo effect
1, record 1, English, placebo%20effect
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The effect on a patient’s health status (improvement or worsening) that may occur due to the patient’s expectation that a particular intervention will have an effect. 2, record 1, English, - placebo%20effect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The placebo effect is independent of the effect being studied (pharmacological, surgical, etc.). When a placebo is given to the control group, both groups will experience this effect, making it possible to isolate the specific effect of the intervention. 2, record 1, English, - placebo%20effect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
placebo effect: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 1, English, - placebo%20effect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effet placebo
1, record 1, French, effet%20placebo
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- effet placébo 2, record 1, French, effet%20plac%C3%A9bo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Effet sur l’état de santé d'un patient (amélioration ou aggravation) susceptible de se produire parce que ce dernier s’attend à ce qu’une intervention particulière ait un effet. 3, record 1, French, - effet%20placebo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’effet placebo est indépendant de l’effet étudié (pharmacologique, chirurgical, etc.). Lorsqu’on donne un placebo au groupe témoin, les deux groupes subissent cet effet, ce qui permet d’isoler l’effet particulier de l’intervention. 3, record 1, French, - effet%20placebo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
placébo : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - effet%20placebo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
effet placebo : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 5, record 1, French, - effet%20placebo
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología clínica
- Medicamentos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- efecto placebo
1, record 1, Spanish, efecto%20placebo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El efecto placebo consiste en que las personas que reciben esta sustancia, como cápsulas de azúcar, por el sólo hecho de pensar que están recibiendo un medicamento, pueden experimentar una mejoría temporal. 2, record 1, Spanish, - efecto%20placebo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
placebo: sustancia inocua, es decir sin ningún efecto, que se administra algunas veces como sustituto de un medicamento, por ejemplo, en los protocolos para comparar los resultados de la administración de una sustancia en experimentación, se administra a una porción de los participantes una sustancia que no produce ningún efecto, para de esta manera comparar los resultados entre los que sí recibieron el medicamento y los que sólo recibieron el placebo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - efecto%20placebo
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