"San Giuseppe da Copertino" Hospital, Lecce, Italy.
Department of Mental Health, Local Health Authority Bari, Bari, Italy.
J Gambl Stud. 2023 Sep;39(3):1337-1354. doi: 10.1007/s10899-022-10150-6. Epub 2022 Jul 30.
Measuring the phenomenon of gambling and Internet addiction, with analysis of attitudes and psychophysical consequences among nurses working in different care settings.
An observational, cross sectional, multicenter study was conducted from April to September 2020. Participants' socio-demographic information, the "Internet Addiction Test" (IAT) scale, and the "South Oaks Gambling Screen" (SOGS) were collected in order to assess the overuse of and whether an individual has a problematic relationship with gambling, respectively.
502 nurses were enrolled in the study. Significant correlations were found (p < .001) between the IAT score and gender, number of years of work experience, job role, educational qualification; and between the SOGS and gender, number of years of work experience, job role and regions of Italy.
The study highlighted an emerging social problem, and the results may be just the tip of the iceberg. Given the lack of knowledge of these phenomena and a high percentage of people who suffer from them but are afraid to admit it and get help, this study could also be useful in expanding knowledge and allow more professionals to get help and learn about possible treatments and cures for the resolution of these addictions.
测量赌博和网络成瘾现象，分析不同护理环境下护士的态度和身心后果。
本研究为 2020 年 4 月至 9 月进行的观察性、横断面、多中心研究。收集参与者的社会人口统计学信息、“互联网成瘾测试”（IAT）量表和“南奥克斯赌博筛查”（SOGS），以分别评估过度使用和是否存在与赌博有关的问题。
研究纳入了 502 名护士。IAT 评分与性别、工作年限、工作角色、教育程度显著相关（p < .001）；SOGS 评分与性别、工作年限、工作角色和意大利地区显著相关（p < .001）。
该研究突出了一个新兴的社会问题，而结果可能只是冰山一角。鉴于对这些现象的了解不足，以及很大比例的人患有这些问题但害怕承认并寻求帮助，这项研究也可能有助于扩大知识，使更多的专业人员获得帮助，并了解可能的治疗方法和治愈方法，以解决这些成瘾问题。
