The role of expectation on outcome in patients with musculoskeletal disorders

患者对健康状况的期望对他们的表现有重要影响。这些期望也被认为是安慰剂效果的基础，几项研究表明，临床医生经常在日常实践中利用这一点。这项研究旨在解释人们的期望如何影响他们对不同治疗的反应方式。这些信息将帮助卫生专业人员改进他们治疗有一系列不同健康问题的人的方式。

What a patient expects from their health condition has an important influence on how well they do. These expectations are also thought to underpin placebo effects and several studies show that clinicians often make use of this in their daily practice. This research aims to explain how peoples' expectations influence the way they respond to different treatments. This information will help health professionals improve the the way they treat people with a range of different health problems.