International journal of behavioral medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Beliefs about expectations moderate the influence of expectations on pain perception.
Expectations congruently influence, or bias, pain perception. Recent social psychological research reveals that individuals differ in the extent to which they believe in expectation biases and that individuals who believe in expectation biases may adjust for this bias in their perceptions and reactions. That is, idiosyncratic beliefs about expectations can moderate the influence of expectations on experience. ⋯ Beliefs about the expectation bias are an important and under-examined predictor of pain and placebo analgesia.
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The Spanish version of the Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire has not been validated. ⋯ The Spanish version of the Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument. Pain Acceptance and Fear Avoidance beliefs are better predictors of adjustment to pain than pain hypervigilance.
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Observational Study
Life changes in patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest : the effect of near-death experiences.
Cardiac arrest is a traumatic event that often affects patients' lives in many ways. Patients after near-death experiences (NDEs) often express strong and permanent change of their values, beliefs and principles. ⋯ Cardiac arrest survivors do not express extensive life changes. But, the presence of NDEs is significantly associated with the change of interest in some aspects of patients' lives. Such patients should be prepared for significant life changes that might occur after NDEs by health workers and receive professional help to accommodate to them.