caa a22 4500 445837365 CHVBK 20180317145333.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10899-010-9232-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10899-010-9232-y Validation of a One Item Screen for Problem Gambling [Elektronische Daten] [Matthew Rockloff, John Ehrich, Markus Themessl-Huber, Lionel Evans] A valid 1 item screen ("In the past 12months, have you ever had an issue with your gambling?”) is potentially important in both a primary care setting and in research applications where an extended screen is not practical or affordable. Prior research by Thomas et al. (A one item screening tool for problem gambling for use in primary care settings, Unpublished Manuscript, Monash University, 2010) and Thomas et al. (MJA 189(3):135-136, 2008) found that the 1 item screen provided acceptable performance when compared to the 9-item Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI, Ferris and Wynne in The Canadian problem gambling Index: Final report, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, 2001). The current study sought to replicate these findings in a different geographic area. Data were collected from a telephone survey of 1,292 respondents in Queensland. Results from the phone survey showed a very high proportion of false negatives (79%), indicating that approximately 4/5 of positively identified problem gamblers from the PGSI refused to admit to having any "issues with (their) gambling” in the last 12months. Further investigation using Rasch analysis (Andrich in Medical Care, 42(1):7-16, 2004) revealed that while the internal construct validity of the PGSI was good, the 1 item screen was ineffective as an indicator of those who are presently at risk for problem gambling. One possible explanation for the discrepancy with past results is that the present study employed the qualifier of "In the past 12months” to match with the questions on the PGSI, whereas the prior research excluded this timeframe limit. Nevertheless, the current study casts doubt on the ability or willingness of people with severe gambling problems to self-diagnose their behavior as problematic. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Gambling nationallicence Pathological gambling nationallicence SOGS nationallicence DSM-IV nationallicence CPGI nationallicence PGSI nationallicence Rockloff Matthew Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, 4670, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia aut Ehrich John Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, 4670, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia aut Themessl-Huber Markus Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, 4670, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia aut Evans Lionel Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, 4670, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia aut Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/4(2011-12-01), 701-707 1573-3602 27:4<701 2011 27 10899 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9232-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9232-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rockloff Matthew Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, 4670, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ehrich John Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, 4670, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Themessl-Huber Markus Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, 4670, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Evans Lionel Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, 4670, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Gambling Studies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/4(2011-12-01), 701-707 1573-3602 27:4<701 2011 27 10899 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer