Acute pain and gender relation: different perceptions in men and women

Authors

  • Margaret Olinda de Souza Carvalho Lira
  • Maria de Fátima Alves Aguiar Carvalho

Keywords:

Pain Perception, Gender, Pain measurement.

Abstract

The investigation had as objective, analysing the pain perception differences between men and women. It explores different authors' comprehensions about the pain in a gender perspective. It presents results referring to admitted clients on emergency service, medical and surgery clinics of a public hospital in the city of Petrolina - PE. The data quatitative analysis found pain perception differences between the 12 emotional components investigated. It's pretended to provide elements that contribute to the enlargement of the knowledge about the theme as also to the implantation of mensuration scales of pain.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2013000100009

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Published

2013-02-27

How to Cite

Lira, M. O. de S. C., & Carvalho, M. de F. A. A. (2013). Acute pain and gender relation: different perceptions in men and women. Rev Rene, 14(1). Retrieved from http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3330

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Research Article

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