Open AccessCausal Effect of Chronic Pain on Mortality Through Opioid Prescriptions: Application of the Front-Door Formula
Author(s) -
Kosuke Inoue,
Beate Ritz,
Onyebuchi A. Arah
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001490
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , medical prescription , opioid , odds ratio , confidence interval , confounding , guideline , physical therapy , pharmacology , receptor , pathology
Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is strongly associated with the epidemic of opioid overdosing events. However, the causal links between chronic pain, opioid prescriptions, and mortality remain unclear.