Historique
Rapport
Estimating the prevalence of disordered gambling behavior in the United States and Canada: a meta-analysis
Auteur(s) :
SHAFFER, H. J. ;
HALL, M. N. ;
VANDER BILT, J.
Année
1997
Page(s) :
121 p.
Sous-type de document :
Méta-analyse / Meta-analysis
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Harvard Medical School
Domaine :
Addictions sans produit / Addictions without drug
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
JEU PATHOLOGIQUE
;
EVALUATION
;
PREVALENCE
Thésaurus géographique
CANADA
;
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
During the past two decades, there has been a broad expansion of gambling (e.g., lottery, casino, and charitable) across the United States and Canada. This social and economic development has prompted researchers and policy makers to ask questions about the extent of disordered gambling and about the availability of precise estimates of the prevalence of this phenomenon. This study represents the first comprehensive meta-analysis of disordered gambling prevalence rates in the United States and Canada. Meta-analytic research empirically integrates the findings of previously conducted independent studies; in this case, these studies represent existing research on the prevalence of disordered gambling. The purpose of the present research was to establish more precise estimates of the prevalence of this phenomenon and identify factors that may influence these rates. A meta-analytic strategy permits investigators to make comparisons among population segments so they can draw inferences not possible from an individual study and to examine factors that may influence prevalence rates in new ways that could not have been considered within a single study. (Extract of the publication)
Affiliation :
USA
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Cote :
E00734