Open AccessThe “Pathological Gambling and Epidemiology” (PAGE) study program: design and fieldwork
Author(s) -
Meyer Christian,
Bischof Anja,
Westram Anja,
Jeske Christine,
Brito Susanna,
Glorius Sonja,
Schön Daniela,
Porz Sarah,
Gürtler Diana,
Kastirke Nadin,
Hayer Tobias,
Jacobi Frank,
Lucht Michael,
Premper Volker,
Gilberg Reiner,
Hess Doris,
Bischof Gallus,
John Ulrich,
Rumpf HansJürgen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of methods in psychiatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1557-0657
pISSN - 1049-8931
DOI - 10.1002/mpr.1458
Subject(s) - landline , epidemiology , population , behavioral addiction , cidi , addiction , psychology , psychiatry , mental health , public health , telephone interview , medicine , family medicine , clinical psychology , phone , environmental health , prevalence of mental disorders , pathology , social science , philosophy , linguistics , sociology
The German federal states initiated the “Pathological Gambling and Epidemiology” (PAGE) program to evaluate the public health relevance of pathological gambling. The aim of PAGE was to estimate the prevalence of pathological gambling and cover the heterogenic presentation in the population with respect to comorbid substance use and mental disorders, risk and protective factors, course aspects, treatment utilization, triggering and maintenance factors of remission, and biological markers. This paper describes the methodological details of the study and reports basic prevalence data. Two sampling frames (landline and mobile telephone numbers) were used to generate a random sample from the general population consisting of 15,023 individuals (ages 14 to 64) completing a telephone interview. Additionally, high‐risk populations have been approached in gambling locations, via media announcements, outpatient addiction services, debt counselors, probation assistants, self‐help groups and specialized inpatient treatment facilities. The assessment included two steps: (1) a diagnostic interview comprising the gambling section of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) for case finding; (2) an in‐depth clinical interview with participants reporting gambling problems. The in‐depth clinical interview was completed by 594 participants, who were recruited from the general or high‐risk populations. The program provides a rich epidemiological database which is available as a scientific use file. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.