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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Pain. 2023 Mar 30;27(7):816–830. doi: 10.1002/ejp.2111

FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4

Interconnection between physically oriented mind-body practices and occurrence of placebo effects. (a) Placebo responsiveness distribution. Based on the results of permutation tests, 200 out of 361 TMD participants (55.4%) were placebo responders while 44.6% were non-responders. Pink dots represent placebo non-responders, and blue dots represent placebo responders. (b) Number of physically oriented MBPs and placebo responsiveness. Those who used less MBPs were more likely to be placebo responders independently of the pain severity/interference. Regression line and 95% confidence interval were displayed in crimson. (c) Mediation role of cognitively and affectively based expectations. Affectively based expectations partially mediated the relationship between the number of physically oriented MBPs and placebo effects magnitudes. Cognitively based expectation did not serve as a significant mediator. Solid lines indicated significant paths while dashed lines represented non-significant paths.