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SCOPO. Analizzare il fenomeno del gioco d'azzardo patologico e della dipendenza da Internet negli studenti infermieri.

METODI. Lo studio, osservazionale monocentrico, è stato condotto presso un corso di laurea in Infermieristica del centro Italia utilizzando la versione italiana del South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) per valutare il rischio di sviluppare gioco d'azzardo e la Internet Addiction Test (IAT) per il rischio di sviluppare dipendenza da Internet. In totale, sono stati reclutati 420 studenti infermieri.

RISULTATI. Hanno partecipato 283 studenti (67.4%). L'11.3 % dei partecipanti è stato identificato come "a rischio" di sviluppare gioco d'azzardo patologico (punteggi SOGS 1- 4), mentre lo 0.7 % degli studenti è stato identificato come probabile giocatore d'azzardo (punteggi SOGS≥5). La prevalenza di dipendenza da Internet nel campione è stata dell'8.8% (punteggio IAT≥50). Inoltre, i risultati hanno evidenziato che un utilizzo pato- logico di Internet è associato ad un piuÌ€ alto rischio di sviluppare gioco d'azzardo patolo- gico (B=0.16; p=0.005).

CONCLUSIONI. La prevalenza di gioco d'azzardo e dipendenza da Internet è relativamente bassa nel campione di studio. Tuttavia, la percentuale di studenti che potrebbero essere a rischio di sviluppare problemi correlati alle dipendenze da gioco d'azzardo e Internet è degna di nota. Sono necessari ulteriori studi multicentrici per comprendere meglio l'asso- ciazione tra dipendenza da Internet e gioco d'azzardo patologico tra gli studenti infer- mieri.

PAROLE CHIAVE. Gioco d'azzardo patologico, dipendenza da Internet, studenti infermieri.

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AIM. To assess pathological gambling and Internet addiction among nursing students.

METHODS. A monocentric, observational study was carried out from November 2013 to January 2014 at an Italian Nursing Degree Course using the Italian version of the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) to assess the risk to develop gambling, and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) to assess the risk to develop Internet addiction. A total of 420 nursing students were enrolled.

RESULTS. Two hundred eighty-three students (67.4%) participated; 11.3 % of participants were identified as "˜"˜at-risk'' of pathological gambling (SOGS scores of 1 to 4), whereas the 0.7 % of students were identified as probable pathological gamblers (SOGS scores ≥5). The prevalence of Internet addiction in the sample was 8.8% (IAT scores ≥50). Also, findings showed that students with Internet addiction had a higher risk of developing pathological gambling (B = 0,16; p = 0.005).

CONCLUSIONS. The prevalence of pathological gambling and Internet addiction in our sample is relatively small. However, the percentage of students who could be at-risk for gambling and Internet addiction related problems is noteworthy. Further multicenter studies are needed to better understand the association between gambling and Internet addiction among nursing students.

KEYWORDS. Pathological gambling, Internet addiction, nursing students.

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Comparcini, D., Simonetti, V., Galli, F., Buccoliero, D., Palombelli, E., Sepede, G., & Cicolini, G. (2018). Gioco d’azzardo patologico e dipendenza da internet tra gli studenti infermieri: uno studio pilota. Professioni Infermieristiche, 71(1). Retrieved from https://www.profinf.net/pro3/index.php/IN/article/view/475
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