Phenotype of Gambling Disorder Patients with Lotteries as a Preferred Form of Gambling
Granero, Roser (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
Fernández Aranda, Fernando (Instituto Salud Carlos III)
Mena Moreno, Teresa (Instituto Salud Carlos III)
Del Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Codina, Ester (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Gomez-Peña, Monica (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Moragas, Laura (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Aymamí, Neus (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Mestre-Bach, Gemma (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Steward, Trevor (Instituto Salud Carlos III)
Agüera, Zaida (Instituto Salud Carlos III)
Håkansson, Anders (Lund University. Department of Clinical Sciences)
Vintró Alcaraz, Cristina (Instituto de Salud Carlos II)
Lozano Madrid, María (Instituto de Salud Carlos II)
Casalé-Salayet, Gemma (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
López-González, Hibai, 1983- (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Biblioteconomia, Documentació i Comunicació Audiovisual)
Valenciano-Mendoza, Eduardo (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Mora-Maltas, Bernat (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Rivas-Pérez, Sandra (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge)
Jiménez-Murcia, Susana (Instituto Salud Carlos III)

Date:	2022
Description:	24 pàg.
Abstract:	Lottery gambling can become an addictive behavior which can significantly interfere with daily functioning. The objectives of this work were to estimate the prevalence of lottery gambling, to assess the profile related to this gambling type in a large clinical sample of patients who met criteria for gambling disorder (GD), and to compare this profile with the other two non-strategic forms of gambling (slot-machines and bingo). Sample included n = 3,531 patients consecutively attended for treatment-seeking due to gambling-related problems. All the participants met criteria for GD and were into the range of 18 to 85 years old. Sociodemographic variables, GD severity, psychopathological state, and personality traits were assessed. Statistical comparisons between the groups defined by the patients' gambling preference (lotteries versus other gambling activities) were conducted, with chi-square test and analysis of variance. The prevalence of lotteries as the only gambling activity was 2. 5%, 8. 9% for lottery gambling as primary activity with other secondary gambling types, and 20. 6% for lotteries as primary or secondary gambling activity. Lottery gambling and bingo gambling were more prevalent among women (bingo included the highest percentage of women). Compared to slot machine gambling, lotteries and bingo grouped older patients and those with later age of onset of the gambling-related problems. Bingo gambling showed the highest psychological distress and the most dysfunctional personality traits. This study shows the high frequency of lottery gambling among treatment-seeking for GD patients, and it provides empirical evidence about the profile associated with this gambling activity compared to other non-strategic gambling forms. The likelihood of lottery gambling is higher for women, patients married or living with a stable partner, and those within higher social position indexes.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades RTI2018-101837-B-100 Instituto de Salud Carlos III FISPI20/132 Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI17/01167
Note:	Altres ajuts: This manuscript and research was supported by grants from the Research funded by the Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas and cofunded by FEDER funds/European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), a way to build Europe.(2021I031 and 2019I47) With the support of the Secretariat for Universities and Research of the Ministry of Business and Knowledge of the Government of Catalonia, RG was supported by the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA-Academia, 2021-Programme).
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Bingo ; Gambling disorder ; Lotteries ; Phenotype ; Slot machines ; RISK-FACTORS ; Problem gamblers ; Classification accuracy ; IV Diagnostic-criteria ; Reliability ; Prevalence ; Impulsivity ; Morbidity ; Seeking ; Validity ; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Published in:	International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Vol. 21, (2022) , p. 3306-3329, ISSN 1557-1882

DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00793-2

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