![]() ![]() ![]() Moreover, a review by Booker and Herr found that many pain assessment tools lacked evidence of their validity and reliability in ethnically diverse populations. For example, a review of the cultural adaptations of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale found that construct (ie, varying correlation with other pain scores) and structural (ie, differences in subscales) validity varied across translated versions. ![]() The influence of the cultural and ethnic background on an individual’s pain experiences and reporting behaviors makes it challenging to develop tools for self-reporting pain that are acceptable and valid across ethnic groups. ![]() In turn, these inequalities may impact the quality and content of patient-provider communication on pain. A person’s cultural and ethnic background may affect the way he/she perceives, experiences, and communicates pain, and people from different ethnic groups tend to give different meanings to pain. Inequalities in pain may be partly explained by the influence of culture and ethnicity on pain perception and reporting. Influence of Culture and Ethnic Background on Pain Experience ![]()
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