RT Journal Article
T1 Preventive Gambling Programs for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
A1 Monreal Bartolomé, Alicia
A1 Barceló Soler, Alberto
A1 García Campayo, Javier
A1 Bartolomé Moreno, Cruz
A1 Cortés Montávez, Paula
A1 Acon, Esther
A1 Huertes, María
A1 Lacasa, Víctor
A1 Crespo, Sofía
A1 Lloret Irles, Daniel
A1 Sordo Delcastillo, Luis
A1 Clotas Bote, Catrina
A1 Puigcorbé, Susanna
A1 López Del Hoyo, Yolanda
AB Gambling disorder in youth is an emerging public health problem, with adolescents and young adults constituting a vulnerable age group for the development of gambling-related problems. Although research has been conducted on the risk factors for gambling disorder, very few rigorous studies can be found on the efficacy of preventive interventions in young people. The aim of this study was to provide best practice recommendations for the prevention of disordered gambling in adolescents and young adults. We reviewed and synthesized the results of existing RCTs and quasi-experimental studies covering nonpharmacological prevention programs for gambling disorder in young adults and adolescents. We applied the PRISMA 2020 statement and guidelines to identify 1483 studies, of which 32 were included in the systematic review. All studies targeted the educational setting, i.e., high school and university students. Most studies followed a universal prevention strategy, that particularly targeted adolescents, and an indicated prevention strategy for university students. The reviewed gambling prevention programs generally showed good results in terms of reducing the frequency and severity of gambling, and also regarding cognitive variables, such asmisconceptions, fallacies, knowledge, and attitudes towards gambling. Finally, we highlight the need to develop more comprehensive prevention programs that incorporate rigorous methodological and assessment procedures before they are widely implemented and disseminated.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2023
FD 2023-03-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/73271
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/73271
LA eng
NO Monreal Bartolomé, A., Barceló Soler, A., García Campayo, J. et al. «Preventive Gambling Programs for Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review». International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, n.o 6, marzo de 2023, p. 4691. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064691.
NO Institute of Health Research of Aragon (IIS Aragón), Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainChronicity, Primary Care, and Health Promotion Research Network (RICAPPS), 50015 Zaragoza, SpainDepartment of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainHealthcare Research Institute of Navarre (IdiSNA), 31008 Pamplona, SpainDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Miguel Servet, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainPrimary Care Teaching Unit for Zaragoza Healthcare District 1, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainDepartment of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University, 03202 Elche, SpainDepartment of Public Health and Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainCIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, SpainBarcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB), 08023 Barcelona, SpainPublic Health Agency of Catalonia (ASPCAT), 08005 Barcelona, Spain
NO Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón: Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet 
NO Red de Investigación en Cronicidad, Atención Primaria y Prevención y Promoción de la Salud
NO Departmento de Psicología y Sociología (Universidad de Zaragoza)
NO Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra
NO Hospital Miguel Servet: Departamento de Psiquiatría
NO Unidad de Atención Primaria del Sector Sanitario de Zaragoza, Distrito 1
NO Universidad Miguel Hernández: Departamento de Psicología de la Salud
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Departamento de Salud Pública y Materno-Infantil
NO Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Epidemiología y Salud Pública
NO Agencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona
NO Agencia de Salud Pública de Catalunya
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 abr 2025