Cultural tailoring of pain management approaches: a scoping review
This review identified several efforts to culturally tailor pain management approaches, particularly for racial and ethnic minorities with musculoskeletal pain in high-income countries. Most tailoring focused on content adaptation for in-person formats, with limited use of contextual modifications, digital delivery, or adaptation frameworks. Future research should broaden tailoring beyond content changes, make greater use of digital tools, and prioritise adaptations in low- and middle-income countries. Evaluation strategies should also expand to assess real-world implementation, and long-term outcomes.
Authors
- Sabine N van der Veer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0929-436X)
- Anfal Astek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2880-1435)
- Syed Mustafa Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9393-9049)
- Emma Stanmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4522-5292)
- Jaheeda Gangannagaripalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1375-9406)
- Nourah Basalem
- Roaa Abdulghani Sroge
Institutions
- Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (SA)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- Umm al-Qura University (SA)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02743-5
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University