Effectiveness of Problem Gambling Brief Telephone Interventions: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Abbott, M; Bellringer, M; Vandal, A; Hodgins, D; Palmer Du Preez, K; Landon, J; Sullivan, S; Feigin, V

Abbott, M; Bellringer, M; Vandal, A; Hodgins, D; Palmer Du Preez, K; Landon, J; Sullivan, S; Feigin, V

Abstract

Summary of project/aims

AUT was contracted by the Ministry of Health in January 2009 to deliver a study of the effectiveness of interventions for problem gambling. Five key aims were agreed for this project, which were to:

- generate reliable findings on the effectiveness of intervention services in producing positive outcomes on a range of measures and impact on others

- increase the body of evidence available on the clinical effectiveness of common problem gambling intervention practices in New Zealand and inform future clinical practice

- compare the effectiveness (on a range of outcomes) of common problem gambling interventions in New Zealand with common problem gambling intervention practices that have been validated internationally, including pharmaceutical interventions

- identify client characteristics that mitigate the effectiveness of validated interventions, with particular attention to client ethnicity and primary gambling mode

- develop a potential two stage research proposal that builds upon this project to provide additional evidence on the long-term effectiveness and outcomes of the treatment under trial.

Date

December 13, 2012

Source

Effectiveness of problem gambling brief telephone interventions: A randomised controlled trial Provider No: 467589, Contract No: 326673/00 and 326673/01 Gambling and Addictions Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology Final Report, 13 December 2012

Item Type

Commissioned Report

Publisher

Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora, New Zealand Government

Publisher's Version

https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/effectiveness-problem-gambling-brief-telephone-interventions-randomised-controlled-trial

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