Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Attitudes and Experiences of Patients Regarding Gender-Specific Aspects of Pain Management. |
| Authors: |
Boldt, Carolin Alexandra, Keiner, Dirk, Best, Norman, Bertsche, Thilo |
| Source: |
Pharmacy; Dec2024, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p175, 12p |
| Subject Terms: |
DRUG side effects, PATIENT experience, GENDER role, PAIN management, PATIENTS' attitudes |
| Abstract: |
Background: Biological, pharmacological, and socio-cultural aspects influence gender-specific effects in pain management. Methods: Gender-specific aspects of pain management were assessed in a rural outpatient center via semi-structured patient interview: (i) general gender aspects (total population) from 1 = "fully disagree" to 5 = "fully agree"; and (ii) individual pain (matched pairs) via numeric analog scale (NAS) from 0 = "no pain" to 10 = "maximum pain". Patient charts were assessed for pain management (WHO-ladder). Results: In total, 113 patients were enrolled (59.18 [SD: 12.76] years, 46% female, 54% male, 0% diverse), and 42 were matched into female-male pairs. (i) Women and men agreed that men and women should be treated equally despite biological differences (median: 5 [women] vs. 5 [men]; p = 0.789). As a reason for gender-specific aspects, "medication concentration" was reported more frequently by women (p = 0.038) and "no answer" by men (p = 0.014). (ii) Mean value (SD) of pain (NAS) was 4.0 (SD 2.3) for women and 3.3 (SD 2.6) for men (p = 0.215) with a positive correlation between pain management escalation (WHO-ladder) and the pain score (NAS) only in men (r = 0.704, p = 0.001). Women rather reported an influence of adverse drug reactions on treatment contentment than men (p = 0.042). Conclusions: Although patients pleaded for gender-independent equal treatment, gender-specific differences in pain therapy were found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
