Best Practices in the Population Assessment of Problem Gambling

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert J.
dc.contributor.authorVolberg, Rachel A.
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-04T17:46:58Z
dc.date.available2010-10-04T17:46:58Z
dc.date.issued2010-03-31
dc.descriptionNote: Parts of this report are contained in Williams, R.J., & Volberg, R.A. (2009). Impact of survey description, administration format, and exclusionary criteria on population prevalence rates of problem gambling. International Gambling Studies, 9 (2), 101-117.en
dc.description.abstractPopulation prevalence surveys of gambling serve several important purposes. However, there has been some question about the accuracy of the prevalence rates obtained in these surveys. These questions concern whether non-gamblers are under-represented in ‘gambling’ surveys due to lack of interest/participation; whether different administration formats (telephone; face-to-face) produce equivalent results; the true status of the many instrument-identified problem gamblers who do not report any corroborating gambling behaviour; and the weak correspondence between problem gamblers identified in population surveys and their subsequent assessment in clinical interviews. The need to resolve some of these issues motivated the present authors to embark on a program of research designed to bring clarity to the true rates of problem gambling and to help identify ‘best practices’ in the population assessment of gambling and problem gambling.en
dc.description.sponsorshipOntario Problem Gambling Research Centreen
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, R. J., Volberg, R.A. (2010). Best Practices in the Population Assessment of Problem Gambling. Report prepared for the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre. Guelph, Ontario, CANADA. March 31, 2010.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/1259
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisher.departmentFaculty of Health Sciencesen
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen
dc.publisher.institutionGemini Researchen
dc.subjectCompulsive gambling -- Diagnosisen
dc.subjectCompulsive gamblers -- Psychologyen
dc.subjectSocial surveys -- Methodologyen
dc.titleBest Practices in the Population Assessment of Problem Gamblingen
dc.typeTechnical Reporten
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