“Brave men” and “emotional women”: a theory-guided literature review on gender bias in health care and gendered norms towards patients with chronic pain.
Samulowitz A, Gremyr I, Eriksson E, et al. “Brave men” and “emotional women”: a theory-guided literature review on gender bias in health care and gendered norms towards patients with chronic pain. Pain Res Manag. 2018;2018:6358624. doi:10.1155/2018/6358624.
Previous research has documented that implicit bias can compromise clinician decision making regarding pain treatment and pain-related patient outcomes. This article summarizes the evidence regarding gendered norms and gender bias in the treatment of pain.