ArticlePain management2012
Ethnic differences in pain and pain management.
Article in Pain management, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03609957 (Effect of Exercise on Pain Responses in Non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites), which is not on this map. Cited by 225 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Exercise on Pain Responses in Non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites
Who cites it
225 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 483 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Topical ophthalmic anesthetics for corneal abrasions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Digital manikins to self-report pain on a smartphone: A systematic review of mobile apps.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2021Pooled it
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- Pilot RCT comparing low-dose naltrexone, gabapentin and placebo to reduce pain among people with HIV with alcohol problems.PloS one · 2024Trial
- Pain as a causal motivator of alcohol consumption: Associations with gender and race.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2023Trial
- A comparison of psychological characteristics in people with knee osteoarthritis from Japan and Australia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Pre-emptive 600 mg oral gabapentin reduces morphine requirements and postoperative pain following non-obstetric lower abdominal surgery.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2022Trial
- Analgesic effect of oral ibuprofen 400, 600, and 800 mg; paracetamol 500 and 1000 mg; and paracetamol 1000 mg plus 60 mg codeine in acute postoperative pain: a single-dose, randomized, placebo-controlled, and double-blind study.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2021Trial
- Prevalence and characteristics of cutaneous allodynia in probable migraine.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Physiotherapy Group Intervention in Reducing Pain Disorders and Mental Health Symptoms among Syrian Refugees: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Clinician-Patient Racial/Ethnic Concordance Influences Racial/Ethnic Minority Pain: Evidence from Simulated Clinical Interactions.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2020Trial
- Two prophylactic medication approaches in addition to a pain control regimen for early medical abortion < 63 days' gestation with mifepristone and misoprostol: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial.Reproductive health · 2016Trial
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- Association of chronic pain and analgesic use with the risks of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.GeroScience · 2026Article
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- Automatic pain assessment from facial action units in ICU patients via various machine learning models.Scientific reports · 2026Article
165 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Considerable evidence demonstrates substantial ethnic disparities in the prevalence, treatment, progression and outcomes of pain-related conditions. Elucidating the mechanisms underlying these group differences is of crucial importance in reducing and eliminating disparities in the pain experience. Over recent years, accumulating evidence has identified a variety of processes, from neurophysiological factors to structural elements of the healthcare system, that may contribute to shaping individual differences in pain. For example, the experience of pain differentially activates stress-related physiological responses across various ethnic groups, members of different ethnic groups appear to use differing coping strategies in managing pain complaints, providers' treatment decisions vary as a function of patient ethnicity and pharmacies in predominantly minority neighborhoods are far less likely to stock potent analgesics. These diverse factors, and others may all play a role in facilitating elevated levels of pain-related suffering among individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds. Here, we present a brief, nonexhaustive review of the recent literature and potential physiological and sociocultural mechanisms underlying these ethnic group disparities in pain outcomes.
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