Is there Gender Bias in Cancer Chronic Pain Management
I’ve published research information in the past about gender differences in pain management that you can review on our Research Page and look for my report titled Gender and Pain. Today I ran across a report about a research study that was published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, August 2008. I am posting excerpts from that article below. If you want to read the entire article please Click Here .
Dr. Kristine A. Donovan, of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida, and colleagues examined pain severity and the adequacy of pain management in 131 cancer patients newly referred to a multidisciplinary cancer pain clinic.
Men and women did not differ significantly in terms of worst pain scores, least pain scores, or pain interference. However, average pain in the last week and pain right now were significantly higher in women. In addition, the average total daily dose of pain-killers was significantly greater for men (130 versus 66 milligrams morphine equivalent value).
These findings, Donovan and colleagues conclude, highlight the need to improve the treatment of pain in cancer patients and to “more closely examine physician and patient-related factors that may hinder adequate pain management.”
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