title: Health professionals' pain management decisions are influenced by their role (nurse or physician) and by patient gender, age and ethnicity.
abstract: Implications for practice and research: Healthcare providers from different fields may respond differently to patients with pain. On average, nurses rated pain intensity higher than physicians and were more likely to prescribe opioids. Patient demographic characteristics may influence nurses' and physicians' perceptions of pain intensity and decisions to treat pain with opioid analgesics. This study must be replicated with a more robust study design before findings can be translated into recommendations for intervention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA;
authors.forename: Sean M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Phelan
authors.affiliation: Minneapolis VA Health Care System Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research and University of Minnesota, Department of Medicine, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Hardeman
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D044382:Population Groups; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: PAIN MANAGEMENT