NIH R01 · 2025
Project Summary/Abstract Non-specific/non-pharmacologic therapeutic effects can improve health outcomes, however, little is known about how to maximize these effects, particularly for effects related to patient-clinician interactions. These effects are especially important in treating chronic pain. Preliminary studies indicate that both increased visit length and augmented visit content (designed to elicit a holistic understanding of the individual) enhance non- specific effects related to patient-clinician interactions, but it is unclear which of these factors is more important or if their interaction is synergistic. This proposal’s long-term goal is to advance the science of non-specific…
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