Department of Health Promotion, Maternal-Infant, Internal Medicine and Specialization of Excellence "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Ann Ig. 2020 May-Jun;32(3):296-304. doi: 10.7416/ai.2020.2352.
Gambling disorder is recognized as a psychiatric disorder. It is shown that the prevalence of pathological gambling is on the rise among university students, especially involving students attending the nursing degree course. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of gambling's problem and to analyze the associated factors in the population of nursing students at the University of Palermo.
It's a cross-sectional study. In April 2019, a self-administered, anonymous and voluntary questionnaire was provided to students who attend daily lessons of the 3-years nursing degree course of University of Palermo, after they gave informed consent. The questionnaire investigates on socio-demographic information, year of study, the perception of the economic and health status, alcohol use disorders and gambling problems.
The average age of the sample is 22.0 years (standard deviation ±4.3), 67.6% of the interviewees are women. The analysis shows that the risk to be "Player at risk/Moderate gambling problems/Serious game problems" is significantly associated with the following independent variables: male gender (aOR 5.15); "Do you live with your family? No" (aOR 2.98); "perceived health status: low" (aOR 2.51); "Risky consumption of alcohol: At Risk" (aOR 3.40).
It is important to develop an effective gambling prevention program that will reduce the risk that youths will develop gambling problems. Participation in the prevention program significantly improves youths' attitudes and knowledge regarding gambling activities.
赌博障碍被认为是一种精神障碍。研究表明，大学生群体中病理性赌博的患病率呈上升趋势，尤其是护理专业的学生。本研究旨在评估赌博问题的流行率，并分析巴勒莫大学护理专业学生群体中的相关因素。
这是一项横断面研究。2019 年 4 月，在巴勒莫大学护理专业三年制课程的日常课程中，向学生提供了一份经过知情同意的自我管理、匿名和自愿的问卷。该问卷调查了社会人口统计学信息、学习年限、对经济和健康状况的感知、酒精使用障碍和赌博问题。
样本的平均年龄为 22.0 岁（标准差±4.3），67.6%的受访者为女性。分析表明，存在“有风险的玩家/中度赌博问题/严重游戏问题”的风险与以下独立变量显著相关：男性（优势比 5.15）；“你是否与家人同住？否”（优势比 2.98）；“感知健康状况：低”（优势比 2.51）；“酒精危险消费：有风险”（优势比 3.40）。
制定有效的赌博预防计划非常重要，这将降低年轻人出现赌博问题的风险。参与预防计划可显著改善年轻人对赌博活动的态度和知识。
