Race and gender biases in assessing pain intensity and medication needs among Chinese observers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pain-related decision-making can be influenced by the caregiver and sufferer's demographic factors, such as race and gender, which are commonly considered individually. However, such factors may influence pain assessment interdependently based on caregivers' stereotypical beliefs.

Objectives

This study investigated how sufferers' race and gender affect Chinese observers' evaluations of pain intensity and medication needs and the associations with the observers' race and gender-related stereotypical beliefs.

Methods

One hundred sixty-two Chinese participants completed a pain facial expression rating task assessing the level of pain intensity and the extent to which they believe the sufferer needs pain medication for East Asian, White, and Black sufferers,

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11677614 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature