Gambling Harms and Gambling Help-Seeking Amongst Indigenous Australians

Hing, Nerilee; Breen, Helen; Gordon, Ashley; Russell, Alex

doi:10.1007/s10899-013-9388-3

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“…A qualitative study by Holdsworth, Nuske, Tiyce, and Hing ( 2013 ) on partners of gamblers concluded that the financial problems associated with gambling were usually the first to be identified and this led to relationship problems and disruption of family life. Hing, Breen, Gordon, and Russell ( 2014 ) analyzed data from 1,259 indigenous Australian adults and similarly identified financial difficulties, relationship, legal, and housing problems associated with problem gambling.…”

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Gambling and family: A two-way relationship

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Background and aimsFamilies play an important role in the evolution of gambling and are also adversely affected by the disordered gambling of any one of their members. The aims of this study were to explore both the role families play in gambling initiation, maintenance, and help-seeking, and the harm caused to families by the gambling behavior using a qualitative approach.MethodsRegular older adult gamblers were included in the study. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 older adults to gain an understanding of gambling from their perspective. Older adult gamblers described their lived experience of gambling ranging from initiation to harm and attempts to cut down or limit gambling. Data were analyzed using thematic network analysis.ResultsThe mean age of the 25 participants was 66.2 years. The majority were male (n = 18), of Chinese ethnicity (n = 16), had secondary education (n = 9), were married (n = 20), and currently employed (n = 15). Four organizing themes related to the role of families in initiation and maintenance of gambling, harm caused to family members, and their role in help-seeking were identified.Discussion and conclusionsThe study emphasizes the role of Asian families in both initiation and maintenance of gambling. Hence, families must be involved in prevention and outreach programs. Family members must be educated, so that they can encourage help-seeking to ensure early treatment and recovery. There is a need for interventional studies for reducing stress and improving coping among family members.

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“…Twelve studies include data on culture and ve of these discuss Australia and New Zealand 45,[68][69][70][71] . The included studies largely focus on single groups or comparing indigenous people and migrants to a society, so there are currently signi cant gaps that future studies may address.…”

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Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

Raybould

Larkin

Tunney

2020

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Background: Here we present a systematic review of the existing research into gambling harms, in order to determine whether there are differences in the presentation of these across demographic groups such as age, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status, or gambling behaviour categories such as risk severity and play frequency. Primary and Secondary Outcome Measures: Inclusion criteria were: 1) focus on gambling harms; 2) focus on harms to the gambler rather than affected others; 3) discussion of specific listed harms and not just harms in general terms. Exclusion criteria were: 1) research of non-human subjects; 2) not written in English; 3) not an empirical study; 3) not available as a full article.Methods: We conducted a systematic search using the Web of Science and Scopus databases in August 2020. Assessment of quality took place using Standard Quality Assessment Criteria.Results: A total of 59 studies published between 1994 and 2020 met the inclusion criteria. These were categorised into thematic groups for comparison and discussion. There were replicated differences found in groups defined by age, socioeconomic status, education level, ethnicity and culture, risk severity, and gambling behaviours. Conclusion: Harms appear to be dependent on specific social, demographic and environmental conditions that suggests there is a health inequality in gambling related harms. Further investigation is required to develop standardised measurement tools and to understand confounding variables and co-morbidities. With a robust understanding of harms distribution in the population, Primary Care Workers will be better equipped to identify those who are at risk, or who are showing signs of Gambling Disorder, and to target prevention and intervention programmes appropriately.

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“…Rates of treatment seeking for gambling problems in the general Australian population are low (19.2%) [ 5 ], with rates increasing with the severity of the problems [ 6 ]. Although Australian research is sparse, a study in the state of New South Wales indicates that help seeking for gambling problems in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is even lower (8.8%) [ 7 ]. The identified barriers to treatment seeking in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are recognising that their gambling is a problem, shame and stigma associated with gambling problems and a lack of culturally appropriate gambling help services [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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“…Although Australian research is sparse, a study in the state of New South Wales indicates that help seeking for gambling problems in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is even lower (8.8%) [ 7 ]. The identified barriers to treatment seeking in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are recognising that their gambling is a problem, shame and stigma associated with gambling problems and a lack of culturally appropriate gambling help services [ 7 , 8 ]. The strongest motivators for help-seeking in the general population are related to the harms associated with gambling (e.g.…”

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“…When the problems do become evident, family and friends may not feel as if they know how to talk about gambling problems with the person. Research in Indigenous populations in Australia and internationally suggests that family, friends and the community can be a great source of help for gambling problems, if they have appropriate knowledge about how to recognise and support someone with gambling problems [ 7 , 11 ].…”

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Assisting an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person with gambling problems: a Delphi study

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Dart²,

Jorm

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BackgroundGambling problems appear to be more prevalent in the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population than in the non-Indigenous population. Although gambling harms can be significant, treatment-seeking rates are low. The Delphi expert consensus method was used to develop a set of guidelines on how a family or community member can assist an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person with gambling problems.MethodsBuilding on a previous systematic review of websites, books and journal articles a questionnaire was developed that contained items about the knowledge, skills and actions needed for supporting an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person with gambling problems. These items were rated over three rounds by an expert panel comprising professionals who provide treatment to or conduct research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with gambling problems.ResultsA total of 22 experts rated 407 helping statements according to whether they thought the statements should be included in these guidelines. There were 225 helping statements that were endorsed by at least 90% of participants. These endorsed statements were used to develop the guidelines.ConclusionExperts were able to reach substantial consensus on how someone can recognise the signs of gambling problems and support an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person to change.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40359-017-0196-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Gambling Harms and Gambling Help-Seeking Amongst Indigenous Australians

Cited by 31 publications

References 26 publications

Gambling and family: A two-way relationship

Gambling and family: A two-way relationship

Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

Assisting an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person with gambling problems: a Delphi study

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