Carrascosa-Arteaga Pablo, López-Liria Remedios, Catalán-Matamoros Daniel, Rocamora-Pérez Patricia
498-Research Team Group, University of Almeria, Carretera del Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almeria, Spain.
Health Research Centre, Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, Carretera del Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almeria, Spain.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jul 18;11(14):2055. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11142055.
Although the prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) and problem gambling has remained stable in recent years, the expansion of legalized gambling is considered a public health problem leading to significant personal, familial, and social impacts. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of various physiotherapy interventions on the symptoms of patients with GD. A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was conducted in December 2022, using descriptors related to physiotherapy and GD in ten databases. Inclusion criteria were designed to identify clinical trials published in the last decade. Eight studies were identified, with a total of 357 patients, and the main variables measured were anxiety and depression symptoms, gambling craving, and gambling desire. The interventions included aerobic exercise, relaxation techniques, and non-invasive brain stimulation. Results suggest that physiotherapy may help with GD symptoms, although more research is needed to strengthen these findings. These findings highlight the potential of physiotherapy in treating GD and provide a basis for future research to better understand the effectiveness of these interventions.
尽管近年来赌博障碍（GD）和问题赌博的患病率保持稳定，但赌博合法化的扩张被视为一个公共卫生问题，会导致重大的个人、家庭和社会影响。本研究旨在评估各种物理治疗干预对GD患者症状的有效性。2022年12月，按照PRISMA指南进行了一项系统综述，在十个数据库中使用了与物理治疗和GD相关的描述词。纳入标准旨在识别过去十年发表的临床试验。共识别出八项研究，涉及357名患者，测量的主要变量为焦虑和抑郁症状、赌博渴望和赌博欲望。干预措施包括有氧运动、放松技巧和非侵入性脑刺激。结果表明，物理治疗可能有助于缓解GD症状，不过需要更多研究来强化这些发现。这些发现凸显了物理治疗在治疗GD方面的潜力，并为未来研究更好地理解这些干预措施的有效性提供了基础。
