Confronting Racism in All Forms of Pain Research: Reframing Study Designs.

ABSTRACT: This second paper in a 3-part series on antiracism in pain research across the translational spectrum focuses on study design factors. Although objectivity is a cornerstone value of science, subjectivity is embedded in every step of the research process as investigators make choices about who they collaborate with, which research questions they ask, how they recruit participants, which research tools they use, and how they analyze and interpret data. We present theory and evidence from disciplines such as sociology, medical anthropology, statistics, and public health to discuss 4 common study design factors, including 1) the dominant biomedical narrative of pain that restricts funding and exploration of social indicators of pain, 2) low diversity and inclusion in pain research enrollment t

SUBMITTER: Letzen JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9472383 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature