Matheson Flora I, Dastoori Parisa, Hahmann Tara, Woodhall-Melnik Julia, Guilcher Sara J T, Hamilton-Wright Sarah
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B1W8 Canada.
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Centre for Criminology and Socio-legal Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2022;20(4):2436-2447. doi: 10.1007/s11469-021-00524-z. Epub 2021 Mar 15.
People experiencing poverty/homelessness have higher rates of problematic gambling than the general population. Yet, research on gambling among this population is sparse, notably among women. This study examined prevalence of problematic gambling among women using shelter and drop-in services in Ontario, Canada. The NORC Diagnostic Screen for Disorders was administered to women during visits to 15 sites using time/location methodology. Within a sample of 162 women, the prevalence of at-risk (6.2%), problem (9.3%), and pathological gambling (19.1%) was higher than the general population. Among women who scored at-risk or higher, 55.4% met criteria for pathological gambling. The findings suggest that women seeking shelter and drop-in services are vulnerable to problematic gambling. Creating awareness of this vulnerability within the shelter and drop-in service sector is an important first step to support women with gambling problems who face financial and housing precarity.
经历贫困/无家可归的人群中，问题赌博的发生率高于普通人群。然而，针对这一人群赌博情况的研究却很稀少，尤其是在女性中。本研究调查了加拿大安大略省使用庇护所和临时救助服务的女性中问题赌博的患病率。采用时间/地点方法，在15个地点对女性进行了访问，并使用NORC疾病诊断筛查工具。在162名女性样本中，有风险（6.2%）、问题（9.3%）和病态赌博（19.1%）的患病率高于普通人群。在有风险或更高评分的女性中，55.4%符合病态赌博的标准。研究结果表明，寻求庇护所和临时救助服务的女性容易出现问题赌博。在庇护所和临时救助服务部门提高对这一脆弱性的认识，是支持面临财务和住房不稳定的有赌博问题女性的重要第一步。
