Experience of the Nationwide Gambling Self-exclusion Service Spelpaus - Effects and Limitations of a Unique Harm Reduction Instrument for Problem Gambling

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-13

Study Completion Date

2024-07-31

Brief Summary

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Qualitative interview study addressing the effects and limitations of a unique, government-based, nationwide self-exclusion service for the reduction of gambling-related harm. This service, which allows for individuals at risk of gambling problems (and for anyone) to self-exclude from all licensed gambling in the country, is unique in its nationwide, non-gambling-operator-dependent and multi-operator design. It is a promising tool for the prevention and harm reduction in relation to problem gambling and gambling disorder, but emerging research data report considerable limitations including high access to non-licensed gambling allowing users to breach the voluntary self-exclusion and relapse into hazardous gambling practices. This study will examine effects and limitations of the system, for gamblers and for concerned significant others of gamblers, through qualitative interviews addressing their experience of the system.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gambling Disorder Problem Gambling

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Individuals with a gambling problem

Recruited from a gambling disorder treatment unit and/or from social media advertising addressing individuals with a gambling problem.

Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling ('Spelpaus')

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling, using the government-based, official service 'Spelpaus' (literally 'play break')

Concerned significant others

Recruited as concerned signifiant others of patients at a gambling disorder treatment unit and/or in social media advertising addressing concerned significant others of individuals with a gambling problem.

Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling ('Spelpaus')

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling, using the government-based, official service 'Spelpaus' (literally 'play break')

Interventions

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Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling ('Spelpaus')

Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling, using the government-based, official service 'Spelpaus' (literally 'play break')

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient at a gambling disorder unit or self-recruited through social media advertising and defining as a person with a gambling problem, and/or concerned significant other of a patient at a gambling disorder unit or self-recruited through social media advertising and defining as a concerned significant other of a person with a gambling problem.

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to provide informed study consent and to carry out a qualitative research interview, due to language difficulties and/or cognitive problems.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No