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| Problem and pathological gambling are associated with poorer mental and physical health in older adults | | Author(s) | Lauren Erickson, Cheryl A Molina, George T Ladd |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 20, no 8, August 2005 |
| Pages | pp 754-759 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Gambling ; Cognitive impairment ; Ill health ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | To evaluate the prevalence and correlates of problem and pathological gambling in older people, 543 people in Connecticut aged 60+ attending senior centres, bingo halls and other community activities completed the South Oaks Gambling Screen and the Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12). Overall, 6.4% of the respondents were classified as problem gamblers, and an additional 3.8% as pathological gamblers. Problem and pathological gamblers evidenced significantly greater physical and mental health problems than non-problem gamblers. These data suggest that about 10% of active older people experience gambling problems, which are associated with poor physical and mental health. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050906217 A |
| Classmark | ET5: E4: CH: 49: 7T |
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