کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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8868905 | 1622537 | 2018 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Can explicit suggestions about the harmfulness of EMF exposure exacerbate a nocebo response in healthy controls?
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کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری
علوم محیط زیست
بهداشت، سم شناسی و جهش زایی
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چکیده انگلیسی
While there has been consistent evidence that symptoms reported by individuals who suffer from Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance attributed to Electromagnetic Fields (IEI-EMF) are not caused by EMF and are more closely associated with a nocebo effect, whether this response is specific to IEI-EMF sufferers and what triggers it, remains unclear. The present experiment tested whether perceived EMF exposure could elicit symptoms in healthy participants, and whether viewing an 'alarmist' video could exacerbate a nocebo response. Participants were randomly assigned to watch either an alarmist (Nâ¯=â¯22) or control video (Nâ¯=â¯22) before completing a series of sham and active radiofrequency (RF) EMF exposure provocation trials (2 open-label, followed by 12 randomized, double-blind, counterbalanced trials). Pre- and post-video state anxiety and risk perception, as well as belief of exposure and symptom ratings during the open-label and double-blind provocation trials, were assessed. Symptoms were higher in the open-label RF-ON than RF-OFF trial (pâ¯<â¯.001). No difference in either symptoms (pâ¯=â¯.183) or belief of exposure (pâ¯=â¯.144) was observed in the double-blind trials. Participants who viewed the alarmist video had a significant increase in symptoms (pâ¯=â¯.041), state anxiety (pâ¯<â¯.01) and risk perception (pâ¯<â¯.001) relative to the control group. These results reveal the crucial role of awareness and belief in the presentation of symptoms during perceived exposure to EMF, showing that healthy participants exhibit a nocebo response, and that alarmist media reports emphasizing adverse effects of EMF also contribute to a nocebo response.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Environmental Research - Volume 166, October 2018, Pages 409-417
Journal: Environmental Research - Volume 166, October 2018, Pages 409-417
نویسندگان
Adam Verrender, Sarah P. Loughran, Anna Dalecki, Frederik Freudenstein, Rodney J. Croft,