Examining the direct and mediated associations between perceived discrimination and prescription opioid misuse among individuals with chronic pain.
Discrimination may play an important role in prescription opioid misuse behaviors among individuals with chronic pain. Furthermore, discrimination is a risk factor contributing to elevated anxiety and depressive symptoms, with broad clinical implications for individuals coping with chronic pain. However, pain severity, pain interference, anxiety and depressive symptoms did not emerge as underlying mechanisms that link discrimination and prescription opioid misuse. Replication and extension in future studies are warranted.
Authors
- Lakeya McGill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9150-3989)
- Rachel V. Aaron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2182-8566)
- Stephen T. Wegener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-2229)
- Andrew H. Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0755-8659)
- Patricia Timmons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7583-5825)
- Chung Jung Mun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2439-8100)
- Claudia M. Campbell
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Stigma and Health
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000573
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Johns Hopkins University
- National Institutes of Health