Impact of wagering inducements on the gambling behaviors of on-line gamblers: A longitudinal study based on gambling tracking data.

Aims: To estimate whether the use of wagering inducements has a significant impact on the gambling behaviors of on-line gamblers and describe this temporal relation under naturalistic conditions.

Design: This longitudinal observational study is part of the second stage of the Screening for Excessive Gambling Behaviors on the Internet (EDEIN) research program.

Setting: Gambling tracking data from the French national on-line gambling authority (poker, horse race betting and sports betting) and from the French national lottery operator (lotteries and scratch games).

Interpersonal Skills Among Fourth- and Fifth-Year Medical Students: Validation of an Assessment Tool.

Objective: The aim of this study was to validate a French version of the standardized patient satisfaction questionnaire (SPSQ), an interpersonal skills assessment form, originally published in English, destined to be completed by SPs and used as a validated tool for the evaluation of communication skills of French medical students, during ambulatory care consultations.

Methods: During the academic year, fourth- and fifth-year medical students participated in mock ambulatory care consultations. The French SPSQ was completed by 16 SPs who performed scenarios written by professors of medicine.