ArticleThe journal of pain2021
The Imperative for Racial Equality in Pain Science: A Way Forward.
Article in The journal of pain, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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- Longitudinal Associations of Family Relationship Quality With Chronic Pain Incidence and Persistence Among Aging African Americans.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
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- Broadening the Scope of Resilience in Chronic Pain: Methods, Social Context, and Development.Current rheumatology reports · 2024Review
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- From stepping stones to scaling mountains: overcoming racialized disparities in pain management.Pain management · 2024Article
- Introduction to Special Issue: Translational Research on Pain and Pain Management in Later Life.Innovation in aging · 2023Article
- Antiracism CoaliTION in Pain Research (ACTION-PR): Guiding Principles for Equity in Reporting.The journal of pain · 2023Article
- Editorial: Advancing critical discovery of novel approaches to understanding and eliminating pain inequities.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Confronting Racism in Pain Research: A Call to Action.The journal of pain · 2022Article
- Confronting Racism in All Forms of Pain Research: Reframing Study Designs.The journal of pain · 2022Article
- Confronting Racism in All Forms of Pain Research: A Shared Commitment for Engagement, Diversity, and Dissemination.The journal of pain · 2022Article
- Making Pain Research More Inclusive: Why and How.The journal of pain · 2022Review
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- A social affective neuroscience lens on placebo analgesia.Trends in cognitive sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
Racial equity is imperative to the future and integrity of scientific inquiry. In 2020, citizens of the United States (and globally) witnessed one of the most vile and egregious experiences of police brutality and systemic racism in recent history, the public execution of a Black American man. While some may isolate this and other similar events from influencing the scientific endeavors of pain researchers, events such as this can have a direct impact on the study, lived experience, and expression of pain in Black Americans. To truly understand the biopsychosocial effects of inequality and injustice on pain disparities, we must consider the unintended consequences that our current research approaches have in limiting the reliability and validity of scientific discovery. As we reflect on our current research practices in an effort to improve pain science, this perspective article discusses ways to initiate positive change in order to advance the science of pain in more equitable ways, not just for Black Americans, but for all individuals that identify as part of an underrepresented group. PERSPECTIVE: Elimination of inequities in pain care and research requires the identification, naming, and mitigation of systemic discriminatory and biased practices that limit our understanding of pain disparities. Now is the time to divest from traditional research methods and invest in equitable and innovative approaches to support pain researchers in advancing the science and improving the lives of people with pain.
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