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- Gambling help-lines serve as crucial starting points for individuals seeking treatment for gambling-related issues, with over 2,900 unique callers participating in a study from 2000-2007.
- More than 76% of callers accepted referrals for in-person assessments, and 55% actually attended these appointments, indicating higher engagement rates compared to other help-lines.
- Factors influencing treatment engagement included demographic characteristics, severity of gambling problems, and timely appointment offers, while alternatives like telephone counseling might help those who do not pursue in-person treatment.
Article Abstract
Gambling help-lines are an essential access point, or frontline resource, for treatment seeking. This study investigated treatment engagement after calling a gambling help-line. From 2000-2007 over 2,900 unique callers were offered an in-person assessment appointment. Logistic regression analyses assessed predictors of (a) accepting the referral to the in-person assessment appointment and (b) attending the in-person assessment appointment. Over 76% of callers accepted the referral and 55% of all callers attended the in-person assessment appointment. This treatment engagement rate is higher than typically found for other help-lines. Demographic factors and clinical factors such as gender, severity of gambling problems, amount of gambling debt, and coercion by legal and social networks predicted engagement in treatment. Programmatic factors such as offering an appointment within 72 hr also aided treatment engagement. Results suggest gambling help-lines can be a convenient and confidential way for many individuals with gambling problems to access gambling-specific treatment. Alternative services such as telephone counseling may be beneficial for those who do not engage in treatment.
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