Brief Virtual Workshop on Gambling Disorder to Raise Knowledge and Awareness Among Health Service Providers.

ABSTRACT: Gambling disorder is a "hidden disease" due to the lack of visible markers. It often negatively affects multiple domains of a person's life and predicts adverse physical, mental, social, and financial outcomes. Health service settings are suited for early detection of gambling disorder because of its comorbid medical conditions and due to the trust patients have in their health service providers (HSPs). However, HSPs often lack the knowledge needed to screen for this disorder and to make appropriate referrals. This paper reports a quasi-experimental wait-list control study (experimental group n = 18; wait-list control group n = 14), with cross-over and a twelve-week follow-up which assessed whether a brief virtual gambling disorder training entitled Gambling Know More could improve gamblin

SUBMITTER: Gee MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9765357 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature