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The role of therapeutic optimism in recruitment to a clinical trial in a peripartum setting: balancing hope and uncertainty

BACKGROUND: Hope has therapeutic value because it enables people to cope with uncertainty about their future health. Indeed, hope, or therapeutic optimism (TO), is seen as an essential aspect of the provision and experience of medical care. The role of TO in clinical research has been briefly discus...

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Autores principales: Hallowell, Nina, Snowdon, Claire, Morrow, Susan, Norman, Jane E., Denison, Fiona C., Lawton, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27245155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1394-1