Table 5.
Descriptive statistics (mean and SD) for measures administered at baseline, postintervention, and 1-month follow-up evaluations.
| Outcome measure | Baseline (N=36) | Postintervention (n=22) | One-month follow-up (n=21) | ||||
| Past-week gambling symptom severitya (Gambling-Symptom Assessment Scale), mean (SD) | 30.92 (8) | 22.18 (10) | 20.43 (11) | ||||
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Mild, n (%) | 5 (14) | 9 (41) | 11 (52) | |||
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Moderate, n (%) | 11 (31) | 7 (32) | 6 (29) | |||
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Severe, n (%) | 14 (39) | 6 (27) | 4 (19) | |||
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Extreme, n (%) | 6 (17) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |||
| Past-week gambling cravingsb (Gambling-Symptom Assessment Scale-Urge Subscale), mean (SD) | 9.81 (3) | 6.82 (3) | 6.57 (4) | ||||
| Total gambling frequency (days) in the last month, mean (SD) | 14.22 (13) | 5.27 (6) | 3.50 (5) | ||||
| Total gambling expenditure (Aus $) in the last month, mean (SD) | 2894.17 (3736) | 1675.68 (2484) | 629.48 (1232) | ||||
| Current gambling self-efficacyc, mean (SD) | 3.97 (3) | 6.32 (3) | 6.00 (3) | ||||
| Current craving self-efficacyc, mean (SD) | 4.72 (3) | 6.77 (2) | 6.00 (3) | ||||
| Gambling treatment goal, n (%) | |||||||
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Quit gambling altogether | 24 (67) | 14 (64) | 14 (67) | |||
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Quit gambling activities I think I have a problem with | 8 (22) | 5 (23) | 5 (24) | |||
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Cut back gambling activities I think I have a problem with | 4 (11) | 3 (14) | 2 (10) | |||
| Additional professional help-seeking for gambling problems (number of times) in the last month, mean (SD) | N/Ad | 2.32 (4) | 0.67 (2) | ||||
aGambling-Symptom Assessment Scale scores can range from 0 to 48, categorized as mild (score of 8-20), moderate (score of 21-30), severe (score of 31-40), and extreme (score of 41-48).
bGambling-Symptom Assessment Scale-Urge Subscale scores can range from 0 to 16.
cSelf-efficacy scores can range from 0 to 10 on a Visual Analogue Scale.
dN/A: not applicable.