TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Vitale, Elsa
AU  -  Lupo, Roberto
AU  -  Lezzi, Alessia
AU  -  Zacchino, Simone
AU  -  Calabrò, Antonino
AU  -  Carvello, Maicol
AU  -  Conte, Luana
T1  -  Gender-related gambling among Italian nurses: a cohort observational study
PY  -  2023
Y1  -  2023-05-01
DO  -  10.1723/4078.40638
JO  -  Journal of Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine
JA  -  J Sex Gender Specif Med
VL  -  9
IS  -  2
SP  -  76
EP  -  86
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2974-8623
Y2  -  2026/05/25
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1723/4078.40638
N2  -  Summary. Aim. To determine risk factors, symptoms of gambling, and protective factors associated with gambling in nurses. Our hypotheses were that gambling was associated with several risk factors, manifesting itself through some characteristic symptoms of gambling. In addition, we hypothesized that people affected by gambling could recur to specific protective factors. Methods. An observational, cross sectional, multicenter study was conducted from April to September 2020. Participants’ socio-demographic information and the “South Oaks Gambling Screen” (SOGS) were collected to self-evaluate excessive use of gambling and a possible pathological relationship with it. Results. A total of 502 questionnaires were collected. Out of these, 104 of the respondents showed higher presence of gambling symptomatology than the others, especially among men. Significant associations were found between gambling symptoms and concentration disturbances (Rho = -.211, p = .032), suicide ideation (Rho = -.199; p = .043), psycomotor agitation (Rho = -.201; p = .041), and gastrointestinal disorders (Rho = -.198; p = .044). Conclusions. The study highlighted that gambling is an emerging social problem with an arising incidence. Families and health care systems are still not enough considered as sources of support for people with possible gambling addiction.
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