Table 3.
CSO intervention content checklist
Intervention content | CRAFT | online CBT a | 5-stepb | Std. treat.c | BCT d | CCT | ICT-PG e | Efa | GHO's e-therapy f | |
Information and understanding | Psychoeducation about problem gambling | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Additional psychoeducation | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Information on protecting finances | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Information on available services | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Understanding self | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Understanding gambler | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Social support | Professional provides advice and information | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Professional provides therapeutic response | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Building and maintaining social support network | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Peer support | x | x | x | |||||||
Strengthen mutual support within couple relationship | x | x | ||||||||
Coping skills | Reinforce non-gambling behavior | x | x | x | x | |||||
Avoid reinforcing gambling | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Encourage gambler into treatment | x | x | ||||||||
Explore coping strategies | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Problem solving skills | x | x | x | |||||||
Dealing with adversities | x | x | ||||||||
Self-care | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Motivational enhancement | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Plan for potential crisis | x | |||||||||
Communication | Communication skill training | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
How to talk about gambling and avoid resistance | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Broaden and deepen comm. patterns within couple | x | x | ||||||||
Other | Realistic expectations | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Goal setting | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Self-monitoring | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Review of content | x | x | x | |||||||
Future planning | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Problem gambling treatment | x | x | x | x | x |
Additional sources (beyond included studies) used for intervention content details are indicated with superior letters: a Magnusson et al. (2015); b Copello et al. (2010); c Standard treatment, refers to intervention utilized in Kourgiantakis (2017); d Nilsson et al. (2016); e Tremblay et al. (2015); f www.gamblinghelponline.org.au; For elaboration to the intervention content checklist see online Supplementary material 2. (osf.io/hr7s6/).