Gender Differences in Pain Treatment Decisions in Simulated Telemedicine Doctor-Patient Interactions

Νon-Hispanic White populations are regularly over-prescribed opioids and other analgesics, which leads them to born a greater burden of the opioid epidemic, while minoritized groups and women are typically under-prescribed pain medication relative to clinical guidelines and experience poor pain man agement outcomes. One potential mechanism underlying this phenomenon is clinicians adjusting their prescription according to inaccurate stereotypes about the pain sensitivity and opioid abuse rates of different demographic groups.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research