The pain gap—pain management disparities by race, gender
The pain gap—pain management disparities by race, gender
Pain—100 million Americans say they live with it, it is the leading cause of disability and it is still misunderstood by the medical establishment, especially in women and minorities. Research shows these groups report higher pain severity than men; they suffer more from depression, post traumatic stress disorder, and more of their pain goes unheard and under diagnosed. When doctors do hear their pain, they often make different treatment decisions based on an individual’s demographics. No matter how you slice the data, race and gender are big predictors of how much pain you are in and that difference doesn’t go away, even when you control for socioeconomic factors. Patt talks with a leading researcher in the field about physician variability decision making and how to close the pain gap.
Guest:
Dr. Carmen Green, Professor of Anesthesiology and Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan
- Patt Morrison for February 9, 2010
- Fritz on the weather
- Can L.A. afford pet projects in times of budget crisis? City Council owns up its “slush funds”
- Redistricting – reform a must or a mess?
- The pain gap—pain management disparities by race, gender
- What came first: science or democracy?
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
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