Relationship Between Pain and LGBT Status Among Veterans in Care in a Retrospective Cross-Sectional Cohort.
Kirsha S GordonEugenia ButaMandi L Pratt-ChapmanCynthia A BrandtRalitza GueorguievaAllison R WarrenTerri Elizabeth WorkmanQing Zeng-TreitlerJoseph L GouletPublished in: Journal of pain research (2023)
In a nationwide sample, LGBT Veterans were more likely to be screened for pain but had lower self-reported pain scores, though adjusted differences were small. It was notable that transgender and Black Veterans reported the greatest pain. Reasons for these findings require further investigation.