{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["117(12)"],"submitter":["Bijker R"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background and aims</h4>Multiple studies have examined barriers and facilitators to help-seeking, but the prevalence of help-seeking for problem gambling (PG) is not well established. We aimed to estimate the international prevalence of help-seeking for PG among the general population and among subgroups of people at risk for PG (i.e. low-risk, moderate-risk and PG).<h4>Methods</h4>Systematic search of grey literature (through gambling repositories, gambling research institutes and Google) and peer-reviewed literature (through ProQuest, PsycINFO, PubMed and Scopus) for gambling prevalence studies that reported on help-seeking for PG. This review adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses. Studies used representative sampling methods to determine th"],"journal":["Addiction (Abingdon, England)"],"pagination":["2972-2985"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9796401"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Global prevalence of help-seeking for problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis."],"pmcid":["PMC9796401"],"pubmed_authors":["Rodda SN","Booth N","Merkouris SS","Dowling NA","Bijker R"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Global prevalence of help-seeking for problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","description":"<h4>Background and aims</h4>Multiple studies have examined barriers and facilitators to help-seeking, but the prevalence of help-seeking for problem gambling (PG) is not well established. We aimed to estimate the international prevalence of help-seeking for PG among the general population and among subgroups of people at risk for PG (i.e. low-risk, moderate-risk and PG).<h4>Methods</h4>Systematic search of grey literature (through gambling repositories, gambling research institutes and Google) and peer-reviewed literature (through ProQuest, PsycINFO, PubMed and Scopus) for gambling prevalence studies that reported on help-seeking for PG. This review adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses. Studies used representative sampling methods to determine th","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Dec","modification":"2025-04-21T15:20:30.046Z","creation":"2025-04-21T15:20:30.046Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9796401","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35830876"],"doi":["10.1111/add.15952"]}}