Pain language and gender differences when describing a past pain event.

Pain is mainly subjective experience, communication with others is difficult, and it depends heavily on languages. Therefore, the language used to describe the pain is an important aspect in understanding and evaluating another kind of pain. More and more research reports the difference in pain experienced by men and women. However, few studies have examined gender difference, and in terms of physical and social meaning, gender is understood in the language used to report the pain. The purpose of this descriptive and analytical study is to explore gender differences in the languages ​​men and women use to explain the painful events of recall. 210 students from Australian universities (35.32% of men and 64.68% of women) provided explanations of past pain events. Analyze these statements using content analysis. Gender differences were identified in languages ​​and usage, focus on explanation of pain, and emotional response to reported pain. Women use more words than men (t = 4.87, p <0.001), and use more of the McGill pain questionnaire descriptor (chi (2) = 3.07, p <0.05), is usually concentrated Sensory aspects of a painful event Men use few words, few descriptive languages, and concentrate on events and emotions. The general theme is the functional limitation caused by pain, the difficulty of explaining the pain, and the dual nature of pain. Clinical significance includes collecting free pain explanations as part of the assessment and using written pain descriptions.

Literature review on gender and clinical pain indicates that the proportion of women undergoing multiple pain states is unbalanced, females are more prone to pain than men, more frequent pain, And has a longer pain duration. Gender in pain perception have also been extensively studied in the laboratory, shows also some gender evaluation of pain that is experimentally induced, women have reported generally lower pain threshold and tolerance than men . However, as to how these apparent differences reflect how men and women respond to pain, differences in social rules on the expression of pain, or whether they reflect biological differences in coping methods against harmful stimuli Most of the opinions do not agree. In this article, our working hypothesis states that the prevalence of chronic maxillofacial pain in females is due to gender differences between unrecognized factors inherent in the general pain mechanism and craniofacial system .

Pain is mainly subjective experience, communication with others is difficult, and it depends heavily on languages. Therefore, the language used to describe the pain is an important aspect in understanding and evaluating another kind of pain. More and more research reports the difference in pain experienced by men and women. However, few studies have examined gender difference, and in terms of physical and social meaning, gender is understood in the language used to report the pain. The purpose of this descriptive and analytical study is to explore gender differences in the languages ​​men and women use to explain the painful events of recall. 210 students from Australian universities (35.32% of men and 64.68% of women) provided explanations of past pain events. Analyze these statements using content analysis. Men use fewer words, few descriptive languages, and concentrate on events and emotions