Gambling Phenotypes in Older Adults.

摘要: Participation in gambling is rising older adults. Indeed, the coming years, engagement as a social activity expected to increase more sharply elderly than any other age group. Due their exposure powerful age-specific risk factors such isolation, inactivity and failing health, people are highly vulnerable gambling-related problems. This study aimed explore existence of empirical clusters related habits sample participants from general population. The included n = 361 participants, range 50–90 years (mean 73.8, SD 8.4). Empirical were identified through two-step clustering analysis based on broad set indicators, including sociodemographic features, psychopathological state, substance use, life events, preferences scores screening measures severity. prevalence GD was 1.4%. Two identified: (a) cluster 1 (labeled “low problems”, n = 265, 73.4%), which higher proportion non-gamblers or individuals who engage only non-strategic gambling, women, widowed, lower levels education (no individual into this group met criteria for GD); (b) 2 “higher n = 96, 26.6%), men, reported both strategic (all diagnosed grouped cluster), age, longer history severity, use substances worse state. constitute heterogeneous with regard phenotypes. results may prove particularly useful developing reliable tools able identify patients at high problems, designing effective prevention intervention programs.