Confronting Racism in Pain Research: A Call to Action.

ABSTRACT: Racism is an established health determinant across the world. In this 3-part series, we argue that a disregard of how racism manifests in pain research practices perpetuates pain inequities and slows the progression of the field. Our goal in part-1 is to provide a historical and theoretical background of racism as a foundation for understanding how an antiracism pain research framework - which focuses on the impact of racism, rather than "race," on pain outcomes - can be incorporated across the continuum of pain research. We also describe cultural humility as a lifelong self-awareness process critical to ending generalizations and successfully applying antiracism research practices through the pain research continuum. In part-2 of the series, we describe research designs that perpetuate ra

SUBMITTER: Morais CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9472374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature