Background Prevalence rates of most musculoskeletal pain conditions are higher among
women than men. Reasons for these prevalence disparities likely include sex differences in …

The concept of empathy has received a lot of attention in the past few decades in public
media, academia, national and international politics, arts, ethics, health professions …

Pain is a major source of global suffering, with women bearing the greatest burden.
Alongside biology, psychological and social factors, including gender, help explain these …

Chronic pain affects 20% of adults and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.
Women and girls are disproportionally affected by chronic pain. About half of chronic pain …

Objectives. We describe age and gender trends in long-term use of prescribed opioids for
chronic noncancer pain in 2 large health plans. Methods. Age-and gender-standardized …

In the pursuit of mental and physical health, effective pain management stands as a
cornerstone. Here, we examine a potential sex bias in pain management. Leveraging …

Estimates of patients' pain, and judgments of their pain expression, are affected by
characteristics of the observer and of the patient. In this study, we investigated the impact of …

Caregiving and other interpersonal interactions often require accurate perception of others'
pain from nonverbal cues, but perceivers may be subject to systematic biases based on …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine whether older adults
presenting to the emergency department (ED) with pain are less likely to receive pain …

Background Little is known about sex-specific risk for nonmedical prescription opioid use
(NMPOU) and DSM-5 nonmedical prescription opioid use disorder (NMPOUD). The …