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ArticleBMC psychology2022

Evaluation of the Conversations About Gambling Mental Health First Aid course: effects on knowledge, stigmatising attitudes, confidence and helping behaviour.

Kathy S Bond, Fairlie A Cottrill, Amy J Morgan, Kathryn J Chalmers, Julia N Lyons, Alyssia Rossetto, Claire M Kelly, Louise Kelly, Nicola J Reavley, Anthony F Jorm

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Article in BMC psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathy S BondMental Health First Aid Australia, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Fairlie A CottrillMental Health First Aid Australia, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Amy J MorganCentre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, 3010, Australia.
Kathryn J ChalmersMental Health First Aid Australia, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Julia N LyonsMental Health First Aid Australia, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Alyssia RossettoMental Health First Aid Australia, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia. alyssia.rossetto@unimelb.edu.au.
Claire M KellyMental Health First Aid Australia, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Louise KellyMental Health First Aid Australia, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.
Nicola J ReavleyCentre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, 3010, Australia.
Anthony F JormCentre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, 3010, Australia.
University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe effects of problem gambling are wide-ranging, affecting many aspects of health and negatively impacting the person who gambles, their family and friends, and their community. People experiencing problem gambling have low rates of help-seeking and perceive many barriers to treatment, although evidence suggests that encouragement and support from friends and family can increase rates of help-seeking. Mental Health First Aid Australia's Conversations About Gambling course aims to teach members of the public evidence-based strategies for recognising and responding to signs of problem gambling in a person they know.

methodsThis research evaluated the effects of the Conversations About Gambling course on participants' knowledge, confidence, stigmatising attitudes, intended helping behaviour and actual helping behaviour towards a person experiencing problem gambling. Participants from Australia completed surveys before the course, immediately after the course and six months later. Changes over time (pre-course to post-course, and pre-course to 6-month follow-up) were assessed with linear mixed models. Descriptive statistics and content analyses of open-ended questions pertaining to participants' satisfaction with the course were also produced.

resultsBetween 2018 and 2020, 166 participants were recruited into this study. At 6-month follow-up 87 participants (52.4%) provided data. Participants' knowledge about gambling and gambling problems, confidence, desire for social distance and intentions to help a person experiencing problem gambling significantly improved from pre-course to post-course, and from pre-course to 6-month follow-up. The quality of some actions taken to support a person they knew who was experiencing problem gambling also improved from pre-course to 6-month follow-up, in line with the teachings of the course. Participants perceived the course to be highly acceptable.

conclusionsThe results of this initial evaluation of Mental Health First Aid Australia's Conversations About Gambling course suggest that it is an effective and acceptable educational intervention for those who wish to support a person experiencing problem gambling.

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GamblingMental HealthAttitudeFirst AidHelping BehaviorHumansEarly interventionEducationMental health first aidProblem gamblingPublic intervention

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PMID35331327
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