Exercise and Dietary Recommendations for Women with Chronic Pain: What’s Weight and Race Got To Do with It?

Exercise and diet are beneficial for pain, yet many patients do not receive such recommendations from providers. This may be due to biases related to gender, race, and weight. We recruited medical students (N = 90) to view videos of women with chronic back pain performing a functional task; patients...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of pain 2024-08, Vol.25 (8), p.104505, Article 104505
Hauptverfasser: Mehok, Lauren E., Walsh, Kaitlyn T., Miller, Megan M., Anastas, Tracy M., Hirsh, Adam T.
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Zusammenfassung:Exercise and diet are beneficial for pain, yet many patients do not receive such recommendations from providers. This may be due to biases related to gender, race, and weight. We recruited medical students (N = 90) to view videos of women with chronic back pain performing a functional task; patients varied by weight (overweight/obese) and race (Black/White). For each woman patient, providers rated their likelihood of recommending exercises or dietary changes. Ratings significantly differed across recommendations (F(2.75, 244.72) = 6.19, P 
ISSN:1526-5900
1528-8447
1528-8447
DOI:10.1016/j.jpain.2024.03.001