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. 2019 Nov 14;36(4):1415–1416. doi: 10.1007/s10899-019-09907-3

Correction to: Predictors of Dropout in Disordered Gamblers in UK Residential Treatment

Amanda Roberts 1,, Raegan Murphy 2, John Turner 3, Steve Sharman 1,3
PMCID: PMC7852960  PMID: 31728741

Correction to: Journal of Gambling Studies (2019) 10.1007/s10899-019-09876-7

The original version of this article contained errors in Table 1. The numbers (N) and percentages (%) in the ‘completed treatment’ column were incorrect. It is now corrected with this erratum (Table 1).

Table 1.

Differences in sociodemographic and gambling variables between those that completed and those that terminated treatment

Variable Completed treatment (N = 321) Terminated treatment (N = 337) (dropped out) Comparison group
% (n) OR % (n) χ2 OR (CI)
Demographics
Age at commencement of treatment programme (age 26–35) 49.1 (113) 1 50.9 (117) 4.01 (p = 0.045) 1.580 (1.010–2.472)* Age at commencement (age 17–25)
Age at commencement of treatment programme (age 36 +) 50.6 (91) 1 49.5 (89) 7.59 (p = 0.006) 2.061 (1.232–3.446)** Age at commencement (age 17–25)
Education 56.9 (243) 1 43.09 (184) 6.38 (p = 0.000) 1.776 (1.137–2.772)** No Education
Ethnicity 48.4 (273) 1 51.59 (291) 0.342 (p = 0.559) 0.866 (0.535–1.403) Non-White
Debts 60.22 (162) 1 39.77 (107) 4.86 (p = 0.027) 1.544 (1.050–2.271)** < £10,000 (lowest debt)
Ever homeless 49.74 (96) 1 50.25 (97) 0.1 (p = 0.752) 1.056 (0.755–1.477) Never homeless
Gambling activity
Online gambling 54.79 (120) 1 45.2 (99) 4.77 (p = 0.029) 1.443 (1.038–2.005)** No online gambling
Horse racing 49.7 (171) 1 50.3 (173) 0.07 (p = 0.791) 1.042 (0.767–1.415) No horse racing
Gaming machines 46.1 (107) 1 53.9 (125) 1.181 (p = 0.277) 0.837 (0.608–1.153) No gaming machines
Poker 73.07 (38) 1 26.9 (14) 12.25 (p = 0.000) 3.098 (1.645–5.835)*** No poker
FOBT (fixed odds betting terminal) 50.8 (124) 1 49.2 (120) 0.643 (p = 0.423) 1.138 (0.829–1.562) No FOBT
Sports 49.67 (76) 1 50.32 (77) 0.063 (p = 0.802) 1.047 (0.729–1.504) No sports betting

*p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01


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