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View article: A Holistic Framework of Gambling Harms and Recovery, Derived from a Rapid Evidence Assessment and Qualitative Interviews with People who Gamble and Affected Others.
A Holistic Framework of Gambling Harms and Recovery, Derived from a Rapid Evidence Assessment and Qualitative Interviews with People who Gamble and Affected Others. Open
IntroductionGambling-related harms affect people’s finances, their health and wellbeing, personal relationships, and community life. They impact not only people who gamble but their families and others around them. Public health models req…
View article: Development and Validation of the Gambling Harms Severity Index (GHSI-10) and the GHSI for Affected Others (GHSI-AO-10): Measurement Instruments for People Experiencing Gambling Related Harms and Affected Others
Development and Validation of the Gambling Harms Severity Index (GHSI-10) and the GHSI for Affected Others (GHSI-AO-10): Measurement Instruments for People Experiencing Gambling Related Harms and Affected Others Open
BackgroundGambling-related harm is increasingly recognised as a complex, multi-dimensional public health problem which variably impacts health, relationships, resources, and broader social functioning. Existing measures – often focused on …
View article: Development and Validation of the Gambling Harms Severity Index (GHSI-10) and the GHSI for Affected Others (GHSI-AO-10): Measurement Instruments for People Experiencing Gambling Related Harms and Affected Others
Development and Validation of the Gambling Harms Severity Index (GHSI-10) and the GHSI for Affected Others (GHSI-AO-10): Measurement Instruments for People Experiencing Gambling Related Harms and Affected Others Open
BackgroundGambling-related harm is increasingly recognised as a complex, multi-dimensional public health problem which variably impacts health, relationships, resources, and broader social functioning. Existing measures – often focused on …
View article: A Holistic Framework of Gambling Harms and Recovery, Derived from a Rapid Evidence Assessment and Qualitative Interviews with People who Gamble and Affected Others.
A Holistic Framework of Gambling Harms and Recovery, Derived from a Rapid Evidence Assessment and Qualitative Interviews with People who Gamble and Affected Others. Open
IntroductionGambling-related harms affect people’s finances, their health and wellbeing, personal relationships, and community life. They impact not only people who gamble but their families and others around them. Public health models req…
View article: Validation of the yRAFFLE: an implementation of the RAFFLE inventory for loot box engagement in a youth cohort
Validation of the yRAFFLE: an implementation of the RAFFLE inventory for loot box engagement in a youth cohort Open
Background Play is pivotal in human development, and as such the human experience. In young people, play is increasingly taking the form of video gaming—capturing a large share of the entertainment sector and potentially exposing young peo…
View article: ‘Let's work together to pass medical school’: a qualitative study of medical student attitudes to teamwork, competition and collaboration
‘Let's work together to pass medical school’: a qualitative study of medical student attitudes to teamwork, competition and collaboration Open
Teamwork is vital to all types of work, and graduates of higher education programmes must be prepared to contribute to a wide variety of professional teams. This is especially true in healthcare, where graduates will work in multidisciplin…
View article: Review of Equity of Access to Treatment for Gambling Harms in Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations: A Mixed Methods Study
Review of Equity of Access to Treatment for Gambling Harms in Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations: A Mixed Methods Study Open
Aims The NHS Southern Gambling Service (SGS) is a service providing evidence-based assessment and treatment for people affected by Gambling Disorder (GD) across the South-East of England. This service evaluation aimed to ascertain whether …
View article: Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 2: exploratory analyses of complex relationships
Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 2: exploratory analyses of complex relationships Open
In a pre-registered survey linked to this paper (Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses), we confirmed bivariate associations between engagement with loot boxe…
View article: Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses
Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses Open
Loot boxes are purchasable randomized rewards in video games that share structural and psychological similarities with gambling. Systematic review evidence has established reproducible associations between loot box purchasing and both prob…
View article: Supplementary Table 1 from Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses
Supplementary Table 1 from Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses Open
Supplementary Table 1. Mean typical monthly spend and RLI by employment status.
View article: Loot boxes and problem gambling: Investigating the “gateway hypothesis”
Loot boxes and problem gambling: Investigating the “gateway hypothesis” Open
Loot boxes are purchasable items in video games with a chance-based outcome. They have attracted substantial attention from academics and legislators over recent years, partly because of associations between loot box engagement and problem…
View article: Assessing the experience of person‐centred coordinated care of people with chronic conditions in the Netherlands: Validation of the Dutch P3CEQ
Assessing the experience of person‐centred coordinated care of people with chronic conditions in the Netherlands: Validation of the Dutch P3CEQ Open
Background Countries are adapting their health and social care systems to better meet the needs of growing populations with (multiple) chronic conditions. To guide this process, assessment of the ‘patient experience’ is becoming increasing…
View article: Loot box engagement: relationships with educational attainment, employment status and earnings in a cohort of 16 000 United Kingdom gamers
Loot box engagement: relationships with educational attainment, employment status and earnings in a cohort of 16 000 United Kingdom gamers Open
Background and Aims Loot boxes are purchasable randomised rewards in video games that share structural and psychological similarities with gambling. Systematic review evidence has established reproducible associations between loot box purc…
View article: Gambling and Gaming in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 Lockdown
Gambling and Gaming in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 Lockdown Open
During the first UK national COVID-19 lockdown, there were fears that increased online gaming and gambling could negatively impact wellbeing. Using a cross-sectional retrospective change survey of 631 UK adult gamers and/or gamblers during…
View article: Development and Validation of the RAFFLE: A Measure of Reasons and Facilitators for Loot Box Engagement
Development and Validation of the RAFFLE: A Measure of Reasons and Facilitators for Loot Box Engagement Open
Qualitative studies have identified a diverse array of motivations for purchasing items within video games through chance-based mechanisms (i.e., “loot boxes”). Given that some individuals—particularly those at risk of disordered gaming an…
View article: Loot boxes, problem gambling and problem video gaming: A systematic review and meta-synthesis
Loot boxes, problem gambling and problem video gaming: A systematic review and meta-synthesis Open
Loot boxes (LBs) are video game-related purchases with a chance-based outcome. Due to similarities with gambling, they have come under increasing scrutiny from media, academics and policymakers alike. Initial evidence suggested that LB eng…
View article: Measuring Older Peoples’ Experiences of Person-Centred Coordinated Care: Experience and Methodological Reflections from Applying a Patient Reported Experience Measure in SUSTAIN
Measuring Older Peoples’ Experiences of Person-Centred Coordinated Care: Experience and Methodological Reflections from Applying a Patient Reported Experience Measure in SUSTAIN Open
This study shows essential preconditions to meaningfully collect and analyse PREM data on older peoples' experiences with integrated care: face-to-face administration away from care providers, collection of reasons for non-response and ope…
View article: “It’s the Attraction of Winning That Draws You in”—A Qualitative Investigation of Reasons and Facilitators for Videogame Loot Box Engagement in UK Gamers
“It’s the Attraction of Winning That Draws You in”—A Qualitative Investigation of Reasons and Facilitators for Videogame Loot Box Engagement in UK Gamers Open
Excessive engagement with (increasingly prevalent) loot boxes within games has consistently been linked with disordered gambling and/or gaming. The importance of recognising and managing potential risks associated with loot box involvement…
View article: Open letter from UK based academic scientists to the secretaries of state for digital, culture, media and sport and for health and social care regarding the need for independent funding for the prevention and treatment of gambling harms
Open letter from UK based academic scientists to the secretaries of state for digital, culture, media and sport and for health and social care regarding the need for independent funding for the prevention and treatment of gambling harms Open
First paragraph: Dear secretaries of state, As leading academic scientists studying gambling behaviours and its harms, we are writing to express our concern about the continuing support shown for the voluntary system of funding treatment, …
View article: Longitudinal evaluation of a countywide alternative to the Quality and Outcomes Framework in UK General Practice aimed at improving Person Centred Coordinated Care
Longitudinal evaluation of a countywide alternative to the Quality and Outcomes Framework in UK General Practice aimed at improving Person Centred Coordinated Care Open
Objectives To evaluate a county-wide deincentivisation of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) payment scheme for UK General Practice (GP). Setting In 2014, National Health Service England signalled a move towards devolution of QOF to …
View article: Evaluation of a countywide alternative to QOF, aimed at improving person-centred coordinated care
Evaluation of a countywide alternative to QOF, aimed at improving person-centred coordinated care Open
Background The Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) for general practice is one of the largest pay-for-performance schemes in the world. The scheme, however, is sometimes viewed as anachronistic, with recent proposals for a slimmed down QOF. O…
View article: Validation of the person-centred coordinated care experience questionnaire (P3CEQ)
Validation of the person-centred coordinated care experience questionnaire (P3CEQ) Open
Background Measuring patient experiences of healthcare is increasingly emphasized as a mechanism to measure, benchmark and drive quality improvement, clinical effectiveness and patient safety at both national and local NHS level. Person-ce…
View article: Primary care service innovation: The importance of measuring person-centred coordinated care
Primary care service innovation: The importance of measuring person-centred coordinated care Open
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020…
View article: Quality after the QOF? Before dismantling it, we need a redefined measure of ‘quality’
Quality after the QOF? Before dismantling it, we need a redefined measure of ‘quality’ Open
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for UK general practice is one of the largest health-related pay-for-performance (P4P) schemes in the world. In 2004, the scheme initially had a positive impact on quality of care, primarily achieve…
View article: Patient-Reported Measures for Person-Centered Coordinated Care: A Comparative Domain Map and Web-Based Compendium for Supporting Policy Development and Implementation
Patient-Reported Measures for Person-Centered Coordinated Care: A Comparative Domain Map and Web-Based Compendium for Supporting Policy Development and Implementation Open
A detailed compendium of P3C-PRMs has been developed using a pragmatic systematic approach supported by stakeholder engagement. Our user-friendly suite of tools is designed to act as a portal to the world of PRMs for P3C, and have utility …