The impact of patient race, patient socioeconomic status, and cognitive load of physician residents and fellows on chronic pain care decisions

We examined how patient race, patient socioeconomic status (SES), physician cognitive load, and physician implicit beliefs about race and SES differences in pain tolerance impacted physicians ’ pain treatment decisions. Physician residents and fellows (N=120) made treatment decisions for 12 computer-simulated patients with back pain that varied by race (Black/White) and SES (low/high).

https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(24)00354-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Source: The Journal of Pain - January 18, 2024 Category: Materials Science Authors: Tracy Anastas, Wei Wu, Diana J. Burgess, Jesse C. Stewart, Michelle P. Salyers, Kurt Kroenke, Adam T. Hirsh Tags: Review Article Source Type: research