在测试焦虑中,虚构药和开放标签安慰剂的定性研究
Sarah Buergler1, Dilan Sezer1, Alexander Busch1
1Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
PloS one
|September 1, 2023
概括
想象性药丸 (IP) 干预,一种创新的方法,在没有物理药丸的情况下利用安慰剂效应,被广泛接受并有效地减少测试焦虑. 这项研究探讨了参与者与IPs和开放标签安慰剂 (OLPs) 的经验.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
- 医学伦理 医学伦理
背景情况:
- 开放标签安慰剂 (OLP) 证明了有效性和伦理兼容性.
- 想象性药丸 (IP) 干预被开发为一种没有物理药丸的新方法.
- 本研究首次对参与者与知识产权干预的经验进行了定性探索.
研究的目的:
- 探讨参与者对想象性药丸 (IP) 干预措施的经验和观点.
- 调查IP和OLP干预措施在减少测试焦虑方面的有效性.
- 确定与知识产权干预的态度,适用性,影响和特征相关的关键主题.
主要方法:
- 一个反射主题分析 (RTA) 的半结构面试与20名考试焦虑的学生.
- 定性研究是在IP和OLP干预的随机对照试验 (RCT) 中进行的.
- 来自RCT的开放式问题 (N=114) 和药丸特征被分析以支持RTA发现.
主要成果:
- 四个主题出现了:态度,适用性,经验效应和想象力特征.
- 专项项目干预措施得到了很好的接受,适用,并与各种有益影响有关.
- 参与者描述了知识产权的认知和时间需求,培养了一种治疗仪式,减少了测试焦虑.
结论:
- 想象性药丸 (IP) 干预是一种公认且有效的方法,可以在没有物理药丸的情况下利用安慰剂效应.
- 专项开发方法为OLP提供了一个有希望的替代方案,需要进一步调查.
- 无论是IP还是OLP的干预都强调了一个明确的治疗逻辑在管理测试焦虑方面的重要性.
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