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suggest that patient demographic factors influence healthcare provider assessment


of patient pain and providers’treatment decisions.


This brief review provides evidence that pain can be reliably measured that


studies of experimental pain stimuli have utility for the study of clinical acute and


persistent pain and give insights as to factors that maintain chronic pain. This


understanding will provide the foundation for novel treatment strategies. In addi-


tion, patient and healthcare provider demographic factors influence provider
assessments and treatment decisions for the management of pain. Thesefindings


provide the foundation for the need to educate healthcare providers about treatment


Female, African American, Young, High pain


Female, African American, Young, Low pain


Fig. 6.5 Screenshots of high
and low pain faces


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