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View article: Chronic Pain Management
Chronic Pain Management Open
View article: Family Relationship Quality Linked to Pain Phenotype Trajectories for Aging Black Adults: Second-Order Latent Class Analysis
Family Relationship Quality Linked to Pain Phenotype Trajectories for Aging Black Adults: Second-Order Latent Class Analysis Open
View article: A Community-Partnered Cancer Disparities Research Collaborative Model for Engaging Members of Low-Income Black Communities in Cancer Research
A Community-Partnered Cancer Disparities Research Collaborative Model for Engaging Members of Low-Income Black Communities in Cancer Research Open
View article: A historical review of pain disparities research: Advancing toward health equity and empowerment
A historical review of pain disparities research: Advancing toward health equity and empowerment Open
View article: CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING AND EVALUATION AMONG NURSING HOME STAFF
CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING AND EVALUATION AMONG NURSING HOME STAFF Open
The dynamics of cultural and ethnic identity in healthcare has become more salient in the United States due to the growing population diversity. In particular, significant number of nursing home staff are from diverse sociocultural groups,…
View article: Longitudinal Associations of Family Relationship Quality With Chronic Pain Incidence and Persistence Among Aging African Americans
Longitudinal Associations of Family Relationship Quality With Chronic Pain Incidence and Persistence Among Aging African Americans Open
Objectives This study examines how family relationships convey risk or resilience for pain outcomes for aging African Americans, and to replicate and extend analyses across 2 nationally representative studies of aging health. Methods Afric…
View article: A domain-oriented approach to characterizing movement-evoked pain
A domain-oriented approach to characterizing movement-evoked pain Open
Introduction: Movement-evoked pain (MEP) impacts a substantial proportion of US adults living with chronic pain. Evidence suggests that MEP is influenced by numerous biopsychosocial factors and mediated by mechanisms differing from those o…
View article: Commentary to ‘Movement‐evoked pain is not associated with pain at rest or physical function in knee osteoarthritis’
Commentary to ‘Movement‐evoked pain is not associated with pain at rest or physical function in knee osteoarthritis’ Open
Movement-evoked pain (MEP), or pain that occurs with or is provoked by movement, is prevalent in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and is associated with mobility impairment, clinical pain and poor health outcomes (Butera et al., …
View article: Training to use smart tablets to access reliable online health information in older adults’ post-pandemic: A focused pilot intervention study
Training to use smart tablets to access reliable online health information in older adults’ post-pandemic: A focused pilot intervention study Open
View article: From Stepping Stones to Scaling Mountains: Overcoming Racialized Disparities in Pain Management
From Stepping Stones to Scaling Mountains: Overcoming Racialized Disparities in Pain Management Open
View article: Racial disparities in septic shock mortality: a retrospective cohort study
Racial disparities in septic shock mortality: a retrospective cohort study Open
National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (1KL2TR001429); National Institute of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences (1K23GM144802).
View article: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN: OPIOIDS AND CANNABIS FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT IN AFRICAN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS
TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN: OPIOIDS AND CANNABIS FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT IN AFRICAN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS Open
Approximately 50 million U.S. adults live with chronic pain. Example treatments for chronic pain include opioids and the re-emerging cannabinoid pain management (CPM). However, older African Americans (AAs) are more likely to use pain trea…
View article: PAIN INTENSITY AND INTERFERENCE PREDICT STAGE OF ENGAGEMENT IN SELF-MANAGEMENT IN OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN ADULTS
PAIN INTENSITY AND INTERFERENCE PREDICT STAGE OF ENGAGEMENT IN SELF-MANAGEMENT IN OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN ADULTS Open
Osteoarthritis in African American older adults often causes a disproportionate burden of severe chronic joint pain that interferes with physical and emotional/cognitive activities. One tool commonly used in clinical research studies to ev…
View article: FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY–SHORT FORM IN AFRICAN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS
FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY–SHORT FORM IN AFRICAN AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS Open
The Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) is a widely used questionnaire designed to assess aspects of cancer pain, such as pain intensity and pain interference. Psychometric properties have rarely been evaluated in other pain condition…
View article: Pain Management for Older Adults Across the Cognitive Trajectory
Pain Management for Older Adults Across the Cognitive Trajectory Open
View article: A progressive agenda toward equity in pain care
A progressive agenda toward equity in pain care Open
Background: There are inconsistencies documenting the pain experience of Black adults and other racially minoritized populations. Often disregarded, pain among these groups is characterized by misconceptions, biases, and discriminatory pra…
View article: A descriptive study of physical function and performance in older black men with low back pain
A descriptive study of physical function and performance in older black men with low back pain Open
View article: CE: Overcoming Movement-Evoked Pain to Facilitate Postoperative Recovery
CE: Overcoming Movement-Evoked Pain to Facilitate Postoperative Recovery Open
Severe postoperative movement-evoked pain (MEP) can be immobilizing, instilling in patients the fear that further activity will produce unbearable pain. This impedes healing and restoration of function while also extending time to recovery…
View article: Editorial: Advancing critical discovery of novel approaches to understanding and eliminating pain inequities
Editorial: Advancing critical discovery of novel approaches to understanding and eliminating pain inequities Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Pain Res., 11 May 2023Sec. Pain Research Methods Volume 4 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2023.1209573
View article: A historical review of pain disparities research: Advancing toward health equity and empowerment
A historical review of pain disparities research: Advancing toward health equity and empowerment Open
View article: Elucidating factors contributing to disparities in pain-related experiences among adults with or at risk for knee osteoarthritis
Elucidating factors contributing to disparities in pain-related experiences among adults with or at risk for knee osteoarthritis Open
Background and purpose We and others have reported ethnic/race group differences in clinical pain, physical function, and experimental pain sensitivity. However, recent research indicates that with consideration for socioenvironmental fact…
View article: Antiracism CoaliTION in Pain Research (ACTION-PR): Guiding Principles for Equity in Reporting
Antiracism CoaliTION in Pain Research (ACTION-PR): Guiding Principles for Equity in Reporting Open
View article: <i>Letter to the Editor:</i> Author Response to Reader's Comments to Fitzgerald Jones et al., Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Delivering Antiracist Care to Black Americans (DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0502)
<i>Letter to the Editor:</i> Author Response to Reader's Comments to Fitzgerald Jones et al., Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Delivering Antiracist Care to Black Americans (DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0502) Open
View article: “Be Strong My Sista'”
“Be Strong My Sista'” Open
The experience of chronic pain is influenced by gender, race, and age but is understudied in older Black women. Society and family alike expect Black older women to display superhuman strength and unwavering resilience. This qualitative st…
View article: Confronting Racism in All Forms of Pain Research: Reframing Study Designs
Confronting Racism in All Forms of Pain Research: Reframing Study Designs Open
View article: Confronting Racism in All Forms of Pain Research: A Shared Commitment for Engagement, Diversity, and Dissemination
Confronting Racism in All Forms of Pain Research: A Shared Commitment for Engagement, Diversity, and Dissemination Open
View article: Confronting Racism in Pain Research: A Call to Action
Confronting Racism in Pain Research: A Call to Action Open
View article: CE: Assessing Movement-Evoked Pain
CE: Assessing Movement-Evoked Pain Open
One of the most common and nuanced tasks that nurses perform is pain assessment, particularly in acute postoperative settings where frequent reassessments are needed. Most assessments are limited to obtaining a pain intensity score with li…
View article: Is Resilience Protective of Movement-Evoked Pain in Older Black Women Who Experience Discrimination?
Is Resilience Protective of Movement-Evoked Pain in Older Black Women Who Experience Discrimination? Open
Older non-Hispanic black (NHB) individuals experience greater pain and more frequent experiences of perceived discrimination compared to non-Hispanic white individuals with knee osteoarthritis. The current study explored whether being resi…
View article: Inter- and Intra-racial Differences in Pain and Performance-Based Function in Older Adults With Osteoarthritis
Inter- and Intra-racial Differences in Pain and Performance-Based Function in Older Adults With Osteoarthritis Open
Osteoarthritis (OA) contributes to movement-evoked pain, impaired function and mobility, and reduced quality of life among older adults. Assessment of pain has not traditionally considered the dynamic changes that occur with gross motor mo…