2015
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1458
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The “Pathological Gambling and Epidemiology” (PAGE) study program: design and fieldwork

Abstract: The German federal states initiated the "Pathological Gambling and Epidemiology" (PAGE) program to evaluate the public health relevance of pathological gambling. The aim of PAGE was to estimate the prevalence of pathological gambling and cover the heterogenic presentation in the population with respect to comorbid substance use and mental disorders, risk and protective factors, course aspects, treatment utilization, triggering and maintenance factors of remission, and biological markers. This paper describes t… Show more

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“…Data were obtained from an epidemiological study on pathological gambling [Pathological Gambling and Epidemiology (PAGE); Meyer et al., 2015] in Germany. Proactive and reactive recruitment strategies were used to reach a sufficient number of participants representing different levels of gambling problems.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Data were obtained from an epidemiological study on pathological gambling [Pathological Gambling and Epidemiology (PAGE); Meyer et al., 2015] in Germany. Proactive and reactive recruitment strategies were used to reach a sufficient number of participants representing different levels of gambling problems.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Proactive and reactive recruitment strategies were used to reach a sufficient number of participants representing different levels of gambling problems. Participants were drawn from the general population and from populations with a high risk of gambling problems, i.e., gambling location visitors, people undergoing treatment for pathological gambling, or volunteers responding to media announcements (for further details, see Meyer et al., 2015). Participants from the general population, gambling location visitors, and people undergoing treatment for pathological gambling were proactively recruited as study personnel actively reached out to them in their respective settings.…”
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“…The study was part of the German Stability of Recovery in Pathological Gamblers (STARPAG) study, a follow-up of the large project Pathological Gambling and Epidemiology (PAGE) (Bischof et al, 2013;Meyer et al, 2015). The study was approved by the local ethics committee.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
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“…Impulsivity was assessed using the Barrat Impulsivity Scale (BIS). For more detailed information on the study design of PAGE see Meyer et al, 2015.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%