Background Implicit biases involve associations outside conscious awareness that lead to a
negative evaluation of a person on the basis of irrelevant characteristics such as race or …

The purpose of our review is to evaluate critically the recent literature on racial and ethnic
disparities in pain and to determine how far we have come toward reducing and eliminating …

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ContextNational quality improvement initiatives implemented in the late 1990s were
followed by substantial increases in opioid prescribing in the United States, but it is unknown …

Epidemiological evidence indicates that African Americans receive lower quality pain
treatment than European Americans. However, the factors causing these disparities remain …

Introduction. There is reliable evidence that racial/ethnic minorities suffer disproportionately
from unrelieved pain compared with Whites. Several factors may contribute to disparities in …

Context Studies involving physicians suggest that unconscious bias may be related to
clinical decision making and may predict poor patient-physician interaction. The presence of …

Importance Significant health inequities persist among minority and socially disadvantaged
patients. Better understanding of how unconscious biases affect clinical decision making …

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a common patient complaint in primary care, yet providers
and patients are often dissatisfied with treatment processes and outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To …

Background: Evidence suggests that racial and ethnic disparities exist in access to effective
pain treatment. Purpose: To review evidence of these disparities and provide …