Affiliation:
1. Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil
2. Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas, Brazil
Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: to describe the strategies used to minimize the nocebo effect in health communication. Methods: an integrative review of the literature. The keywords “nocebo effect” and “health communication” and their combinations were used in English, Portuguese, and Spanish to search publications from 2011 to 2021 in MEDLINE, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science/ISI. The following research question was used: “Which strategies have been used to minimize the nocebo effect in health communication?”. Literature Review: altogether, 77 articles were found, although only six met the inclusion criteria and comprised the review sample. Their year of publication ranged from 2015 to 2021. Positive framing, assertive communication, and contextual factors were the strategies used to minimize the nocebo effect. Conclusion: the strategies used to minimize the nocebo effect were contextual factors, motivational talk, positive framing, assertive communication, and empathetic communication. These communication techniques are seemingly effective, though still little known by health professionals. This knowledge is important as it helps develop communicative skills aiming at humanized patient care.
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Economics and Econometrics,Media Technology,Forestry,General Medicine
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