Abstract
Racial bias in pain management of African Americans (AA) contributes to the health disparities related to race and socioeconomics. Patients affected by sickle cell disease (SCD) frequently do not receive adequate pain management. Clinicians should consider if implicit/direct bias negatively impacts treatment plans while increasing their understanding of SCD. Late Breaking Reason: Due to the recent events surrounding the death of George Floyd, evidence of systemic racism has become a matter of national attention. Racial inequities are prevalent in healthcare and have profound effects on minority patient outcomes and may lead to moral distress among minority nurses caring for patients with SCD.
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Sigma Membership
Phi Chi
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document, Video Recording
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Implicit Bias, Pain Management, Race, African Americans
Recommended Citation
Edwards-Maddox, Shermel, "Pain management bias in African Americans with sickle cell disease" (2021). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 86.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2021/posters_2021/86
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2021
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2021
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Pain management bias in African Americans with sickle cell disease
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Racial bias in pain management of African Americans (AA) contributes to the health disparities related to race and socioeconomics. Patients affected by sickle cell disease (SCD) frequently do not receive adequate pain management. Clinicians should consider if implicit/direct bias negatively impacts treatment plans while increasing their understanding of SCD. Late Breaking Reason: Due to the recent events surrounding the death of George Floyd, evidence of systemic racism has become a matter of national attention. Racial inequities are prevalent in healthcare and have profound effects on minority patient outcomes and may lead to moral distress among minority nurses caring for patients with SCD.