期刊
JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES
卷 37, 期 4, 页码 1277-1290出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-021-10005-6
关键词
Gambling; Self-help; Internet intervention; Gambling helpline
资金
- Karolinska Institute
The study assessed the feasibility and module content of an online self-help program for concerned gamblers in the context of a gambling helpline. While recruitment of participants was relatively easy, few users logged in to the program more than once. Future online programs should consider having open modules with all content accessible at once to improve user retention.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and module content of a brief online self-help program for concerned gamblers, i.e., gamblers who perceived a need to change their gambling habits, in the context of a gambling helpline. The program consisted of four modules based on Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), covering motivation to change, logging gambling behaviors, planning and implementing gambling-free activities, and managing risk situations. Gambling expenditures were also logged in the program, and their development over time were analyzed as longitudinal data using marginalized two-part models. Out of 4655 gamblers recruited via the helpline's webpage, 92% completed content in at least one module, and 23% were active in all four modules. Attrition was in general high, with only 10% retention in the gambling log for longer than 14 days. Gambling expenditures decreased for those who logged them for a shorter time period, whereas it increased for those who logged expenditures for a longer time period. This study shows that it is relatively easy to recruit participants to an online program for concerned gamblers in the context of a gambling helpline. However, since few users logged in to the program more than once, we suggest future online programs to have open modules with all content accessible at once.
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