Pain coping in Latino populations.
Although there has been a rapid increase in Latino populations in the United States over the last 10 years, health research with Latino cultural groups is sorely lacking. In the area of pain-coping research, one consequence of the limited research is that very little is known about pain coping among Latinos. The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature on pain coping in Latino populations, and to propose new directions for the future study of pain coping in Latino populations. This review is divided into 4 sections. In the first section, the challenges of defining Latino populations are discussed. In the second section, the current literature on pain coping in Latinos is reviewed. Third, we discuss the implications of existing findings for pain-coping assessment and pain treatment. Finally, we offer ideas for future research on pain coping in Latino populations.


CONCLUSIONS
In this review article, we identify gaps in our current understanding of pain coping in Latino cultural groups, and associated implications for pain assessment and treatment. We also highlight potential directions for future pain-coping research with Latino populations.
Campbell
Lisa C
LC
Department of Psychology and Center for Health Disparities Research, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA. campbelll@ecu.edu
Andrews
Norah
N
Scipio
Cindy
C
Flores
Brian
B
Feliu
Miriam H
MH
Keefe
Francis J
FJ
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D012067:Religion; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D012944:Social Support
D000700:Analgesics