Presence of problematic and disordered gambling in older age and validation of the South Oaks Gambling Scale.

ABSTRACT: The use of instruments originally developed for measuring gambling activity in younger populations may not be appropriate in older age individuals. The aim of this study was to examine the presence of problematic and disordered gambling in seniors aged 50 or over, and study the reliability and validity properties of the SOGS (a screening measure to identify gambling related problems). Two independent samples were recruited: a clinical group of n = 47 patients seeking treatment at a Pathological Gambling Outpatient Unit, and a population-based group of n = 361 participants recruited from the same geographical area. Confirmatory factor analysis verified the bifactor structure for the SOGS with two correlated underlying dimensions [measuring the impact of gambling on the self primarily (Cronb

SUBMITTER: Granero R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7237015 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature