Medical Student Assessment of Pediatric Patient Pain as a Function of Perceived Child Gender

Alexander W T Reardon; Brian D Earp; Patricia Andreski; Joshua T Monrad; Lindsey L Cohen; Gary L Freed

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13010

Medical Student Assessment of Pediatric Patient Pain as a Function of Perceived Child Gender

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2113010. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13010.

Authors

Alexander W T Reardon¹, Brian D Earp², Patricia Andreski¹, Joshua T Monrad², Lindsey L Cohen³, Gary L Freed¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
³ Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Abstract

This survey study investigates whether the perceived gender of a child is associated with how medical students assess a pediatric patient’s pain displayed and pain experienced.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel*
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Decision-Making / methods*
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Male
Michigan
Pain / diagnosis*
Pain / psychology*
Pain Measurement / methods*
Sex Factors
Students, Medical / psychology*
Young Adult