Gaming machine density is correlated with rates of help-seeking for problem gambling: a local area analysis in Victoria, Australia
Local environment plays an important role in understanding gambling as a public health issue. This study uses help-seeking as an outcome measure for a local area analysis of problem gambling in Victoria, Australia. We used a cross-sectional ecological design to investigate the extent to which gaming...
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2014
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| author | Barratt, Monica Livingston, M. Matthews, S. Clemens, S. |
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| description | Local environment plays an important role in understanding gambling as a public health issue. This study uses help-seeking as an outcome measure for a local area analysis of problem gambling in Victoria, Australia. We used a cross-sectional ecological design to investigate the extent to which gaming industry and demographic, economic, and social factors are associated with rates of telephone and face-to-face counselling for problem gambling at the local government area level. Electronic gaming machine density was independently correlated with both types of help-seeking, with a range of local factors controlled. This study supports previous research that has consistently found an association between gaming machine density and problem gambling, using gaming machine expenditure as a proxy measure of harm. We build on previous work by confirming that this relationship exists when gambling harm is measured through two types of help-seeking. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-460252017-09-13T14:30:52Z Gaming machine density is correlated with rates of help-seeking for problem gambling: a local area analysis in Victoria, Australia Barratt, Monica Livingston, M. Matthews, S. Clemens, S. Local environment plays an important role in understanding gambling as a public health issue. This study uses help-seeking as an outcome measure for a local area analysis of problem gambling in Victoria, Australia. We used a cross-sectional ecological design to investigate the extent to which gaming industry and demographic, economic, and social factors are associated with rates of telephone and face-to-face counselling for problem gambling at the local government area level. Electronic gaming machine density was independently correlated with both types of help-seeking, with a range of local factors controlled. This study supports previous research that has consistently found an association between gaming machine density and problem gambling, using gaming machine expenditure as a proxy measure of harm. We build on previous work by confirming that this relationship exists when gambling harm is measured through two types of help-seeking. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46025 10.4309/jgi.2014.29.16 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Barratt, Monica Livingston, M. Matthews, S. Clemens, S. Gaming machine density is correlated with rates of help-seeking for problem gambling: a local area analysis in Victoria, Australia |
| title | Gaming machine density is correlated with rates of help-seeking for problem gambling: a local area analysis in Victoria, Australia |
| title_full | Gaming machine density is correlated with rates of help-seeking for problem gambling: a local area analysis in Victoria, Australia |
| title_fullStr | Gaming machine density is correlated with rates of help-seeking for problem gambling: a local area analysis in Victoria, Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gaming machine density is correlated with rates of help-seeking for problem gambling: a local area analysis in Victoria, Australia |
| title_short | Gaming machine density is correlated with rates of help-seeking for problem gambling: a local area analysis in Victoria, Australia |
| title_sort | gaming machine density is correlated with rates of help-seeking for problem gambling: a local area analysis in victoria, australia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46025 |