Browsing by Author "Falkowski-Ham, Agata"

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    Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Older Adults in Ontario
    (Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre, 2004-11) Wiebe, Jamie; Single, Eric; Falkowski-Ham, Agata; Mun, Phil
    The following report presents the results of a survey regarding the nature and extent of gambling and gambling problems among adults 60 years and over in Ontario. The survey was part of a larger prevalence study with individuals 18 years and older under a grant from the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre. The study is intended to determine the characteristics and prevalence of gambling and problem gambling among older Ontario adults, examine factors related to problem gambling, and discuss the implications of these findings for addressing gambling problems among older adults.
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    Measuring gambling and problem gambling in Ontario
    (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, 2001-12-04) Wiebe, Jamie; Single, Eric; Falkowski-Ham, Agata
    The following report presents the results of a survey regarding the nature and extent of gambling and gambling problems in Ontario. The survey was conducted in the spring of 2001 by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and the Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) under a grant from the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre. The study is intended to determine the prevalence of gambling and problem gambling among Ontario adults, to describe the characteristics of individuals experiencing gambling-related problems, to describe the relationship between problem gambling and substance abuse, and to discuss the implications of the findings to treatment and prevention programming.