Coaches' attitudes towards placebo interventions in sport

European Journal of Sport Science
Attila Szabo, Anna Müller

Abstract

Placebo-induced performance enhancement is a new controversial issue in competitive sports. Coaches have control over the use of placebos, but their practices and attitudes were barely studied to date. In this survey 96 coaches from regional, national and international levels were asked about their practices and attitudes concerning placebo use in sports. Results revealed that 90% of the respondents were aware of placebo effects. Many (44%) coaches admitted to administering a placebo to their athletes. Those working at international level have administered placebos more often than the others (P = .02). Two thirds of the coaches agreed to the wider use of placebos in sport. Respondents who have used placebos in the past reported improved athletic performance. They also agreed more to the wider use of placebos than the coaches who previously did not use a placebo (P = .001). Team sport coaches use more often placebos than coaches working with individual athletes (P = .05). Only 10% of the sample thought that their athletes would refuse a hypothetical performance enhancer supplied by them. After a successful placebo intervention, only 15% of the coaches would administer it again without consulting the athlete. Overall, the coaches...Continue Reading

References

Sep 1, 1981·Psychological Review·M Ross, J M Olson
Mar 14, 2000·Advances in Mind-body Medicine·D E Moerman, W B Jonas
Sep 20, 2000·Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise·V R ClarkL M Burke
Feb 26, 2004·Psychological Bulletin·Steve Stewart-Williams, John Podd
Nov 11, 2005·The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience·Fabrizio BenedettiJon-Kar Zubieta
Dec 6, 2006·Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise·Christopher J BeedieAbigail J Foad
Mar 24, 2007·Neuroscience·F BenedettiL Colloca
Jun 7, 2007·Annual Review of Psychology·Donald D PriceFabrizio Benedetti
Nov 6, 2007·The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience·Fabrizio BenedettiLuana Colloca
Apr 2, 2008·Contemporary Clinical Trials·Ted J KaptchukMichael E Wechsler
Sep 23, 2008·Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine : Official Journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine·John BroolingPeter Fricker
Mar 26, 2009·Sports Medicine·Christopher J Beedie, Abigail J Foad
Nov 11, 2009·International Journal of Sports Medicine·D J Harriss, G Atkinson
Nov 11, 2011·The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience·Karin MeissnerMagne Arve Flaten
Feb 2, 2013·Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics·Fabrizio Benedetti, Martina Amanzio
Jul 25, 2013·International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism·Attila SzaboGyörgy Bárdos
Jun 24, 2014·Pain Management·Fabrizio Benedetti, Elisa Frisaldi
Sep 6, 2014·European Journal of Sport Science·Márk BérdiAttila Szabo

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Feb 6, 2020·European Journal of Sport Science·John RaglinChris Beedie

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

SPSS

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

CREs: Gene & Cell Therapy

Gene and cell therapy advances have shown promising outcomes for several diseases. The role of cis-regulatory elements (CREs) is crucial in the design of gene therapy vectors. Here is the latest research on CREs in gene and cell therapy.

Related Papers

Critical Care Nurse
Denise Thornby, Lisa Pettrey
BMJ : British Medical Journal
Uriel Nitzan, Pesach Lichtenberg
International Journal of Sport Nutrition
A C Grandjean
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved