Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Eur Addict Res. 2017;23(4):171-176. doi: 10.1159/000479001. Epub 2017 Aug 11.
To examine the association between adolescent at-risk or problem gambling (ARPG) and medicine used to treat nervousness in a large-scale nationally representative sample of Italian adolescents.
Data from the 2013/2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey was used for cross-sectional analyses (a sample of 20,791 15-year-old students). Self-administered questionnaires were completed by a representative sample of high-school students. Respondents' ARPG, use of medicine for nervousness and potential confounding factors were assessed. Multilevel logistic regression analyses were used to test the association between medicine use to treat nervousness and ARPG.
The overall prevalence of adolescents reporting medicine use for nervousness in the last month was 6.3%. The odds of ARPG were 3 times higher among adolescents who used medicine for nervousness compared to that among adolescents who did not take such medicine (OR 2.96, 95% CI 2.07-4.25). Importantly, the association between medicine used to treat nervousness and ARPG did not vary significantly when viewed in light of psychological symptoms.
Medicine use to treat nervousness is associated with increased risk of gambling-related harm.
在意大利大规模的全国代表性青少年样本中，研究青少年高危或问题赌博（ARPG）与用于治疗紧张的药物之间的关联。
本研究采用 2013/2014 年《儿童健康行为调查》的数据进行横断面分析（共 20791 名 15 岁学生）。通过问卷调查对高中生进行代表性抽样。评估了受访者的 ARPG、治疗紧张的药物使用情况以及潜在的混杂因素。采用多水平逻辑回归分析来检验治疗紧张的药物使用与 ARPG 之间的关联。
报告过去一个月使用治疗紧张的药物的青少年总体患病率为 6.3%。与未使用此类药物的青少年相比，使用治疗紧张的药物的青少年 ARPG 的可能性高 3 倍（OR 2.96，95%CI 2.07-4.25）。重要的是，考虑到心理症状，治疗紧张的药物使用与 ARPG 之间的关联没有显著差异。
治疗紧张的药物使用与赌博相关危害的风险增加有关。
