2024
Psychosocial Dimensions of Pain Disparities in Youth Diagnosed with Unspecified Abdominal Pain in an Emergency Department
Martin S, Heyming T, Fortier M, Kain Z. Psychosocial Dimensions of Pain Disparities in Youth Diagnosed with Unspecified Abdominal Pain in an Emergency Department. Journal Of Pain 2024, 104729. PMID: 39510489, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain-related impairmentPediatric emergency departmentLevels of pain-related impairmentPain catastrophizingEmergency departmentLogistic regression analysisPediatric emergency department populationPain interference scaleSocioeconomically diverse populationTrait anxietyChild pain catastrophizingCross-sectional studyAssociated with likelihoodAssociated with painCaregiver anxietyRegression analysisAbdominal painCare inequitiesMultivariate logistic regression analysisPain disparitiesSeverity levelsChild internalizing symptomsOutcome disparitiesPsychosocial dimensionsInterference ScalePain disparities attributed to linguistic minoritization in health care settings
Lim P, Fortier M, Kain Z. Pain disparities attributed to linguistic minoritization in health care settings. Journal Of Pain 2024, 104688. PMID: 39357614, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpoken languageEnglish-speaking childrenPain disparitiesEnglish-speaking familiesPain assessmentPain outcomesEnglishLanguagePain conceptsCommunication processMinoritized childrenHealth care settingsPediatric pain assessmentNarrative reviewInterpreter servicesHypothesized factorsRandomized controlled trialsPain communicationCare settingsHospital settingClinician biasDesign interventionsControlled trialsEmpirical researchSystemic factors
2022
Perioperative pain disparity in children: A call for action
Tan H, Mendoza BA, Fortier MA, Kain Z. Perioperative pain disparity in children: A call for action. Pediatric Anesthesia 2022, 32: 1365-1367. PMID: 36114806, DOI: 10.1111/pan.14557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain disparitiesOptimal perioperative carePerioperative pain managementWorse clinical outcomesRandomized control trialHealth services researchPain managementPerioperative careClinical outcomesSurgical proceduresControl trialClinical practiceEthnic disparitiesMedical literatureDisparities researchPatientsServices researchChildrenPaucity of researchPresent reviewUnited StatesDisparitiesHealthcare managementSystems-based approachUrgent need