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Tamara A. Baker
Researcher at University of Kansas
Publications - 69
Citations - 2691
Tamara A. Baker is an academic researcher from University of Kansas. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pain catastrophizing & Chronic pain. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 59 publications receiving 2383 citations. Previous affiliations of Tamara A. Baker include University of Michigan & University of South Florida.
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The Unequal Burden of Pain: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain
Carmen R. Green,Karen O. Anderson,Tamara A. Baker,Lisa C. Campbell,Sheila A. Decker,Roger B. Fillingim,Donna A. Kaloukalani,Kathryn Eilene Lasch,Cynthia D. Myers,Raymond C. Tait,Knox H. Todd,April Hazard Vallerand +11 more
TL;DR: Racial and ethnic disparities in pain perception, assessment, and treatment were found in all settings and across all types of pain and the literature suggests that the sources of pain disparities among racial and ethnic minorities are complex.
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Photovoice: Use of a Participatory Action Research Method to Explore the Chronic Pain Experience in Older Adults
Tamara A. Baker,Caroline C. Wang +1 more
TL;DR: Photovoice might be used as an alternative method to enhance the understanding of thePain experience, thereby allowing researchers, health care providers, and policy makers to understand more fully and identify the dimensions of the pain experience not captured through quantitative measures.
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Race and chronic pain: A comparative study of young black and white Americans presenting for management.
TL;DR: The results showed that on initial assessment, black Americans with chronic pain report significantly more pain and sleep disturbance as well as more symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression than white Americans, and experience a higher prevalence of self-identified comorbidities.
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The effect of race in older adults presenting for chronic pain management: A comparative study of black and white Americans
TL;DR: It is suggested that chronic pain adversely affects the quality of life and health status of black Americans to a greater extent than white Americans before initial presentation for treatment at a multidisciplinary pain center.
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Race, age, and gender influences among clusters of african american and white patients with chronic pain
TL;DR: Important racial and age-related variability in the symptom severity of patients with chronic pain presenting with similar physical, emotional, and pain characteristics to a tertiary care pain center is found.