The Sociocebo, Socioebo, Or Socebo Effect

The impact of the surrounding social ecosystem on thewellbeing of an individual is well known. Based on thisconcept in this brief article we propose a novel termcalled the socebo effect, which may be defined as thepositive impact that occurs secondary to a change in thepsychological factors associa...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Kalra, Madhur Verma, Nitin Kapoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pakistan Medical Association 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Online Access:https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/30206
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description The impact of the surrounding social ecosystem on thewellbeing of an individual is well known. Based on thisconcept in this brief article we propose a novel termcalled the socebo effect, which may be defined as thepositive impact that occurs secondary to a change in thepsychological factors associated with disease, thephysician, the person-physician interaction, and/or thepublic and its healthcare ecosystem. These socialcomforters, act as non drug interventions that help toimprove the overall health related quality of life of a givenindividual. We propose, the socebo construct needs to bestudied objectively, in both acute and chronic disease,including diabetes and obesity. Keywords: Chronic disease, nocebo, placebo,psychosocial aspects, social pharmacology
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spelling doaj-art-28631fa937b14ad5a237b293a0ec2bac2025-08-20T03:40:06ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822025-01-01750210.47391/JPMA.25-11The Sociocebo, Socioebo, Or Socebo EffectSanjay Kalra0Madhur Verma1Nitin Kapoor2Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, IndiaDepartment of Community/Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, IndiaDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The impact of the surrounding social ecosystem on thewellbeing of an individual is well known. Based on thisconcept in this brief article we propose a novel termcalled the socebo effect, which may be defined as thepositive impact that occurs secondary to a change in thepsychological factors associated with disease, thephysician, the person-physician interaction, and/or thepublic and its healthcare ecosystem. These socialcomforters, act as non drug interventions that help toimprove the overall health related quality of life of a givenindividual. We propose, the socebo construct needs to bestudied objectively, in both acute and chronic disease,including diabetes and obesity. Keywords: Chronic disease, nocebo, placebo,psychosocial aspects, social pharmacology https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/30206
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