Saman Khalatbari-Soltani

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Have Chronic Pain? You're More Likely To Be A Woman And Less Likely To Be Believed By Doctors — Ova

Feb 28, 2024 | ova.galencentre.org | Fiona M. Blyth |Saman Khalatbari-Soltani

By Fiona Blyth and Saman Khalatbari-Soltani, University of SydneySYDNEY, Feb 29 – If you are among the one in five adult Australians experiencing chronic pain, then you are more likely to be female. Not only that, if you’re female you’re less likely to be prescribed or recommended medication by your doctor — be they male or female. That’s because, as a recent experimental study of simulated and actual chronic pain patients showed, clinicians underestimate pain in female patients.
Have chronic pain? You’re more likely to be a woman and less likely to be believed by doctors

Feb 21, 2024 | themandarin.com.au | Fiona M. Blyth |Saman Khalatbari-Soltani

Women with chronic pain want to be listened to, believed, responded to, and effectively treated. Are their cries finally being heard? If you are among the one in five adult Australians experiencing chronic pain, then you are more likely to be female. Not only that, if you’re female you’re less likely to be prescribed or recommended medication by your doctor — be they male or female.
Have chronic pain? You're more likely to be a woman

Feb 18, 2024 | womensagenda.com.au | Fiona M. Blyth |Saman Khalatbari-Soltani

If you’re among the one in five adult Australians experiencing chronic pain, then you are more likely to be female. Not only that, if you’re female you’re less likely to be prescribed or recommended medication by your doctor — be they male or female. That’s because, as a recent experimental study of simulated and actual chronic pain patients showed, clinicians underestimate pain in female patients.
Have chronic pain? You're more likely to be a woman

Feb 18, 2024 | drumup.io | Fiona M. Blyth |Saman Khalatbari-Soltani

If you’re among the one in five adult Australians experiencing chronic pain, then you are more likely to be female. Not only that, if you’re female you’re less likely to be prescribed or recommended medication by your doctor — be they male or female. That’s because, as a recent experimental study of simulated and actual chronic pain patients showed, clinicians underestimate pain in female patients.