Effectiveness of a Systems-Wide Initiative to Address Motivation and Expectations for Treatment on Initial Session Attendance to Outpatient Gambling Treatment.

Autor: Pfund RA; Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education & Research, 400 Fogelman Drive, Tennessee, TN, 38152, USA. rapfund@memphis.edu.; Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, USA. rapfund@memphis.edu., Valencia AJ; Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education & Research, 400 Fogelman Drive, Tennessee, TN, 38152, USA.; Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, USA., Hudson EA; Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education & Research, 400 Fogelman Drive, Tennessee, TN, 38152, USA.; Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, USA., Ginley MK; Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education & Research, 400 Fogelman Drive, Tennessee, TN, 38152, USA.; Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA., Whelan JP; Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education & Research, 400 Fogelman Drive, Tennessee, TN, 38152, USA.; Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of gambling studies [J Gambl Stud] 2024 Dec; Vol. 40 (4), pp. 2201-2208. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-024-10349-9
Abstrakt: This brief report expands the results of a prior efficacy study that examined the effect of a letter addressing prospective clients' motivation and expectations for outpatient gambling disorder treatment on initial session attendance. The results of that efficacy study indicated more clients attended the initial session when receiving the letter (77%) compared to receiving a reminder telephone call (51%). The present study examines the effectiveness of messages addressing prospective clients' motivation and expectations for outpatient gambling treatment across an entire treatment system. Messages were sent via letters, telephone, and in-person communication with all clinic staff. Participants were 54 clients with gambling disorder who were seeking outpatient psychological treatment. Results indicated that the percentage of clients attending the initial session was 85%, and no differences in attendance were found between in-person and telehealth sessions. These findings suggest that messages that address motivation and expectations persist under real-world conditions, and treatment systems can make meaningful changes that increase attendance to initial treatment sessions.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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