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Relation between Patients' Level of Confidence in Perceived Treatment and Accuracy of Perception
| Level of Confidence (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Very Sure | Pretty Sure | Somewhat Sure | A Little Sure | Not at All Sure |
| Actual group* | |||||
| Real | 39.0 | 37.3 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 1.7 |
| Placebo | 24.1 | 37.0 | 20.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| Perception | |||||
| Incorrect | 26.0 | 42.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| Correct | 36.5 | 33.3 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 6.4 |
Irrespective of accuracy regarding perception of treatment group.
