title: [The influence of culture in the oral expression of pain: comparative study between French and Syrian cancer patients].
abstract: This study examines the role of culture in the perception and the verbal expression of pain among syrian and french blood-related cancer patients. The level of intensity (AVS scale) and the different aspects (Saint-Antoine Pain Questionnaire [SAPQ]) of their pain were studied. The sensory and emotional descriptors chosen by the Syrian possessed a stronger semantic content in comparison to those used by the French. The patient's cultural background, which affect the perception and verbal expression of pain should be a new indicator in the optimization of global medical management.
authors.affiliation: EA 3919, centre d'étude et de recherche sur les risques et les vulnérabilités (CERReV), université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Esplanade de la Paix, 14032 Caen cedex, France. r.lebreuilly@free.fr
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lebreuilly
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakkour
authors.forename: Joëlle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lebreuilly
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D012660:Semantics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013593:Syria; D014705:Verbal Behavior
keywords: cancer; culture; intercultural studies; pain evaluation