Directions
Directions: Read the article by Anderson, Green, and Payne,
Anderson, K.O., Green, C.R., Payne, R. (2009). Racial and ethnic disparities in pain: causes and consequences of unequal care. The Journal of Pain, 10(12):1187-1204.
Parameters
Submissions must comply with APA style, as listed in the APA Manual, 7th edition. You can find the details of APA style for student papers on the APA website. Links to an external site.
In general, this means your paper must:
Include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Use at least two peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text
Document all sources in APA style as outlined in the APA Manual 7th edition
Include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in APA Manual 7th edition
Course text:
Straus, S.E., Glasziou, P., Richardson, W.S., Haynes, R.B. (2018). Evidence-based Medicine: How to practice and teach it. (5th ed.). Elsevier.
QUESTIONS to answer in the essay
1. What kind of article/paper is this? What do the authors state about pain medication dosing in whites versus other races? Is this problematic? Why, or why not? What do authors say about minorities and women with chest pain and pain medication use in the treatment process?
2.
What do you think the purpose was?
3.
The authors describe a methodology in the “Pain
Epidemiology” section of the paper in which a national survey was performed.
How did they find their nationally representative sample of people? Do you see
any issues with how they identified them using the method they described? If
so, what is it?
4.
Based on the information presented in this
paper, what are two things you might do in a practice setting to better relate
to, and manage diverse patient populations who have chronic pain?
5.
Compare and contrast the basic findings in pain
management based on race or ethnicity as presented in this paper.
6.
Regarding “shared decision-making between
patient and provider” discussed in the “Strategies for Reducing Disparities in
Pain,” what do authors say about this part of the triad of evidence-based care,
and how it can assist in pain management?
7.
Based on the type of paper presented here, how
would you rate their list of references as far as the number and the type of
papers they reviewed to support this review?
