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. 2017 Jul 27;12(7):e0181856. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181856

Table 2. Reliability of measurement.

Intraclass correlation coefficients for each of measured variables associated with condition stimuli (placebo, nocebo, control) or control stimuli.

Stimuli Variable Block 1   Block 3   Testing  
ICCc 95% CId ICCc 95% CId ICCc 95% CId
Conditiona Expectancy 0.44 0.25–0.62 0.89 0.82–0.93 0.85 0.76–0.91
  Pain 0.90 0.85–0.94 0.92 0.88–0.96 0.91 0.87–0.95
  Fear 0.51 0.32–0.67 0.92 0.88–0.96 0.88 0.82–0.93
Controlb Expectancy 0.41 0.22–0.60 0.68 0.53–0.80 0.89 0.82–0.93
  Pain 0.87 0.79–0.92 0.93 0.89–0.96 0.91 0.87–0.95
  Fear 0.70 0.56–0.81 0.88 0.81–0.93 0.88 0.81–0.93

a Condition refers to stimuli that were associated with placebo (placebo group), nocebo (nocebo group) or control (control group).

b Control refers to stimuli that served as control stimuli in each of the group.

c Intraclass correlation coefficient.

d Confidence intervals.