Pérez-Pozuelo, Juan ManuelCrespo Cañizares, AlmudenaCrespo-Cañizares, AlmudenaHernández Iglesias, SonsolesHernández-Iglesias, SonsolesGarcía-Magro, NuriaGarcía-Magro, NuriaLópez-González, ÁngelLopezosa-Villajos, VictoriaHermida-Mota, MiriamGómez-Cantarino, Sagrario2025-12-182025-12-182025-09Pérez-Pozuelo, J M, Crespo-Cañizares, A, Hernández-Iglesias, S, García-Magro, N, López-González, Á, Lopezosa-Villajos, V, Hermida-Mota, M & Gómez-Cantarino, S 2025, 'Origins and Previous Experiences from a Gender Perspective on the Perception of Pain in Nursing Students : Study Protocol', Healthcare (Switzerland), vol. 13, no. 18, 2276. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare131822762227-9032PubMedCentral: PMC12470031https://hdl.handle.net/10641/6680Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.Background: The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) conceptualizes pain as a subjective experience, influenced by biopsychosocial factors, strongly related to the person’s environment and previous experience. It is necessary to understand painful experiences from birth and their influence on the self-perception of pain later in life. In addition, training competent health professionals to identify and treat pain becomes a priority. The main objective of the protocol is to describe the situations that influence pain perception. These influences are conceived from birth to adulthood, taking into account the gender perspective. Methods: This is a two-year exploratory mixed-methods educational intervention design, incorporating cross-sectional assessments at baseline. The research will be carried out in the academic community, including nursing students from two universities. The following will be carried out: (1) practical seminars (groups of 20–25) to increase future healthcare professionals’ awareness of pain-inducing procedures and critical thinking; (2) a peer-mentoring session, led by senior students, addressing pain research, its clinical impact, and strategies for improved pain management through theoretical and practical components; (3) supervised sessions, where students will learn and perform vital sign measurements (HR, SpO2), algometry, and the Cold Pressor Test (CPT) to assess pain perception, threshold, and tolerance, practicing in pairs; (4) a gender-specific questionnaire to evaluate students’ perceptions of pain, fostering reflection on gender differences in pain experiences. Discussion: The aim is to enhance knowledge about pain in future health professionals to increase their skills in the approach to pain. Conclusions: This study aims to promote formal academic contact between higher education students, promoting comprehensive care in the management of pain at different stages of life.1156998enghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/adolescentgender perspectivehealth culturehealth educationnon-pharmacological treatmentnursingpainpain managementstudentsLeadership and ManagementHealth PolicyHealth InformaticsHealth Information ManagementSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingJournal ArticleYesyesjournal articleopen access10.3390/healthcare13182276https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105017732296https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105017732296#tab=citedBy