Pain and Ethnicity

Martinelli, Angela M.

doi:10.1016/s0001-2092(07)66423-0

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“…As analyzed in previous studies, 10,24 sociodemographic differences affect the perceptions of pain and analgesia, with those parents from the American continent offering worse results than those of Spanish origin. Cultural differences may contribute to pain expression and also affect the interpretation of pain and anxiety [25][26][27] ; a previous study that analyzed ethnic differences in pain expression found that African Americans were more likely to rely on passive coping strategies that may be maladaptative (like seeking social support, praying, hopping, and diverting attention away from pain). 28 Finley et al 29 studied the cultural influence on the assessment of children pain and concluded that ethnic minorities in the United States were at higher risk of oliganalgesic and that minority groups have similar perception of pain than others, but differences in provider assessment of their pain negatively affect their pain management.…”

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How Much Do Parents Know About Pain in Their Children?

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Objectives: Adequate pain control is essential to the comprehensive management of pediatric patients within the emergency department.The aim of this study is to evaluate parents' knowledge about pain in the pediatric population patient and secondarily describe erroneous concepts that can affect a correct children's pain management.Methods: A single-center descriptive study of cross-sectional surveys was performed between October and December 2018, with a previously validated ad hoc and anonymous questionnaire consisting of 9 items. All parents/guardians participating in the study had a child aged 0 to 18 years who had been admitted to the emergency department.Results: Sixty-nine percent (n = 315) were women, 49.9% (n = 226) had university degrees and only 11% (n = 50) had professions related to the healthcare system. A linear association was observed between the number of correct answers and the level of education (β = 1.04; 95% confidence interval, 0.76-1.32; P < 0.001), as well as between parents with professions related to the healthcare system compared with other professions (61.4% vs 51.2% with P = 0.005). The responses of Spanish parents offered better results than answers obtained from parents from the American continent (56.4% vs 41.4% with P < 0.001). No differences were observed between parents of children with chronic diseases.Conclusions: In our study, we observed that a considerable percentage of parents hold misconceptions about how children express pain, and therefore, it would be necessary to encourage formation programs for parents to help identify, evaluate, and correctly treat pain in their children.

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