Online Self-Directed Interventions for Gambling Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial

Hodgins, David C.; Cunningham, John A.; Murray, Robert; Hagopian, Sylvia

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“…Several published studies have documented the effectiveness of internet-delivered interventions for problem gambling 35–38. Only one of the programmes38 was a stand-alone intervention; however, the others were accompanied by weekly (although short) telephone support. Two of the programmes did not apply a control condition36 37 ; one compared the effects of the intervention with a waiting list35; and one compared the programme to brief normative feedback 38.…”

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“…Only one of the programmes38 was a stand-alone intervention; however, the others were accompanied by weekly (although short) telephone support. Two of the programmes did not apply a control condition36 37 ; one compared the effects of the intervention with a waiting list35; and one compared the programme to brief normative feedback 38. The currently proposed study applies a bolder approach to compare the intervention with an already empirically supported manual45 as an active control condition.…”

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“…Cowlishaw and colleagues34 also agree that there is evidence of some benefit from motivational interviewing therapy, in terms of reduced gambling behaviour, though not necessarily the other symptoms of pathological and problem gambling; but they also acknowledge the small numbers of studies in this area. Several internet interventions for problem gambling have implemented these techniques and shown their effectiveness in various countries 35–38. These studies document significantly reduced gambling-related problems—including anxiety and depression—even up to 36 months after the intervention ends 36…”

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Efficacy of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling in Switzerland: study protocol of a two-armed randomised controlled trial

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IntroductionThe past-year prevalence of problem gambling worldwide averages 2.3%. Switzerland exhibits a slightly lower past-year prevalence rate, of 1.1%, among adults. Only a minority of these adults attend outpatient treatment. Surveyed problem gamblers have explained that they wanted to handle the problem on their own. The option of a web-based self-help programme could potentially reach those users who hesitate to approach treatment centres and help them to reduce or stop their problem gambling. The effectiveness of such web-based interventions has been shown in other countries.Methods and analysisThis two-armed randomised controlled trial (RCT) will examine the efficacy of a web-based self-help intervention, relative to an active control condition with a self-help manual, at reducing problem gambling. The active intervention programme, spanning 8 weeks, consists of nine modules developed to reduce gambling and attenuate psychopathological comorbidity, including depression, anxiety and stress-related disorder symptoms, relying on motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy. With a target sample size of 352, questionnaire data will be collected at baseline, and at 8 and 24 weeks after baseline. Primary outcomes will be the number of days one has gambled in the last 30 days. Secondary outcomes will include money and time spent on gambling activities, changes in gambling-related problems (Problem Gambling Severity Index, Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale), use of alcohol and cigarettes, and psychopathological comorbidity. All data analysis will comply with the intention-to-treat principle.Ethics and disseminationThe RCT will be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki; the consort eHealth Guidelines for studies on medical devices; the European Directive on medical devices 93/42/EEC, Swiss Law and Swiss Regulatory Authority requirements. The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Canton of Zurich. Results will be published in a scientific peer-reviewed journal. Participants will be informed via e-mail about study results via a lay-person-friendly summary of trial findings.Trial registration numberCurrent Controlled Trials registry (ISRCTN16339434).

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“…The first promising technology was virtual reality (VR), which emerged as an effective tool for psychological disorders, reporting efficacy in the treatment of GD and the ERP component [396,397]. Furthermore, media development has led to the use of the Internet to deliver CBT, obtaining very adequate results by RCT [398][399][400][401], systematic review or meta-analysis [391,402] in which the efficacy of these self-guided treatments has been confirmed in many countries. The implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for psychological intervention has been empirically tested.…”

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Analysis and Development of a Platform for Generating Context-Aware Apps for Mental Health

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This work gathers a research carried out on the use of context-aware technologies in their application to the field of mental health. It begins by performing a deep state of the art of mobile technologies used in psychological interventions and extracting the characteristics and disorders most discussed in the literature; It continues to propose a series of considerations to take into account in the development of this type of technologies to increase its chances of success, focusing on three areas of study: Context, Mental Health and the Technology itself; The next contribution is the process of developing a platform that allows therapists to create their own mobile applications with geolocation to customize their own intervention tools without the need for high technical knowledge, the development is based on the learning obtained in the first two contributions, it is described as an intervention example a hypothetical case of depression; Finally, the platform is validated with three patients suffering from two different disorders: Panic disorder and agoraphobia; and gambling disorder.

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Promoting student career decision-making self-efficacy: An online intervention

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Online Self-Directed Interventions for Gambling Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 39 publications

References 34 publications

Efficacy of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling in Switzerland: study protocol of a two-armed randomised controlled trial

Efficacy of a web-based self-help tool to reduce problem gambling in Switzerland: study protocol of a two-armed randomised controlled trial

Analysis and Development of a Platform for Generating Context-Aware Apps for Mental Health

Promoting student career decision-making self-efficacy: An online intervention

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