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- Title
The Victorian Gambling Study (VGS) a Longitudinal Study of Gambling and Health in Victoria 2008-2012: Design and Methods.
- Authors
Billi, Rosa; Stone, Christine; Abbott, Max; Yeung, Kristal
- Abstract
The Victorian Gambling Study 2008-2012 (VGS) is a large, multi-design study of gambling among Victorian adults aged 18 and older at baseline. The objectives were to estimate prevalence and incidence, investigate gambling risk transitions, identify risk factors and explore gambling and health. The VGS will provide an evidence base for strategies and programs to prevent problem gambling. This paper provides an overview of the VGS design. The cross sectional study of 15,000 Victorians was conducted in 2008 using a stratified random sampling procedure. Computer assisted telephone interviewing was the contact method employed. Participants who agreed to follow-up were re-interviewed in 2009 ( n = 5,003), in 2010-2011 ( n = 5,620) and in 2011-2012 ( n = 3,701). A qualitative study of a subset was undertaken between waves three and four. The study benefitted from input from our panel of international experts and it is our intention to pass on the learnings from such a large and complex study.
- Subjects
GAMBLING behavior; COGNITIVE therapy; LONGITUDINAL method; PROBLEM solving; QUALITATIVE research; EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Publication
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 2015, Vol 13, Issue 2, p274
- ISSN
1557-1874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11469-014-9528-8