Disordered gambling is now recognized as a behavioral addiction. Although the physical consequences of the disorder are very mild, the financial and emotional costs can be enormous. This application involves a multi-stage study with the ultimate goal of developing an online treatment service for problem gamblers. This project was originally designed to take place over a three-year period but has been condensed into two. Part one was scoping review. Part two involved focus groups with service providers and people experiencing gambling problems. Part three will gather some general population information on two on going population survey's run by our research team. Part four Involved key informant interviews, and part five would be the development and evaluation of a pilot online treatment service. This application deals with part five of the overall project, Parts two and four were conducted as 025-2017. In this study, we will recruit up to 100 problem gamblers, and offer problem gambling treatment services to them entirely over the internet. The program will be evaluated based on uptake, experience of the participants, and pre-test vs post-test differences in gambling and well-being. The data reported here are related to part 5 only. Due to funding cuts, we were only able to include 2 people in the completed study.
This application involves a multi-stage study with the ultimate goal of developing an online treatment service for problem gamblers. We will recruit up to 100 problem gamblers, and offer problem gambling treatment services to them entirely over the internet. The program will be evaluated based on uptake, experience of the participants, and pre-test vs post-test differences in gambling and well-being.