Healthcare Discrimination Associated with Pediatric Chronic Pain in the United States

It is well supported that people with chronic pain experience stigma, leading to negative mental and physical health outcomes. Yet, the relationship between health-related discrimination and chronic pain in youth has yet to be thoroughly investigated at the national scale. We aimed to compare the rates of healthcare-related discrimination among youth living with chronic pain and youth living with other medical conditions. We hypothesize that youth with chronic pain would report increased rates of discrimination relative to those without chronic pain.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research