Patients’ attitudes about the use of placebo treatments: telephone survey.

The article discusses a research study which surveyed U.S. patients for their attitude about the use of placebo treatments in medical care. An overview of the study participants and setting, research design and primary outcomes, and study funding is provided. Survey results are presented including the response rate as whether it is acceptable for doctors to recommend placebo treatments, and the opinions of patients about hypothetical scenarios on placebo treatments.