Study Claims Low-Income, Minority Patients Less Likely to Receive Guideline-Recommended Pain Treatment

Low-income and minority patients are less likely to receive guideline-recommended pain treatment in all healthcare settings, according to a paper from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

The report, "Advancing a National Agenda to Eliminate Disparities in Pain Care: Directions for Health Policy, Education, Practice, and Research," is a response to the Institute of Medicine's report that called for an overhaul of pain treatment in the U.S.

The report's authors recommend:
•    Creating public education programs for chronic pain and educating the public about disparities
•    Instituting public health marketing campaigns for pain disparities
•    Urging pain advocacy groups to unite on issues of common interest, such as disparities in pain care
•    Setting quality assurance standards for pain treatment through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or National Quality Forum
•    Including measures of disparities as part of the Pain and Policy Studies Group statewide pain report cards

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