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A scoping review of routinely collected linked data in research on gambling harm
npj Digital Medicine, Volume: 8, Issue: 1
Swansea University Authors:
Pippa Boering, Matthew Jones, Simon Dymond
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DOI (Published version): 10.1038/s41746-025-01713-z
Abstract
Gambling harm is a global public health challenge. Gambling is often recorded in settings using routinely collected data (RCD). Linking of existing RCD affords numerous opportunities for policy-led research on gambling harm and early intervention. To date, no previous review has examined research de...
| Published in: | npj Digital Medicine |
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| ISSN: | 2398-6352 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2025
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69641 |
| Abstract: |
Gambling harm is a global public health challenge. Gambling is often recorded in settings using routinely collected data (RCD). Linking of existing RCD affords numerous opportunities for policy-led research on gambling harm and early intervention. To date, no previous review has examined research describing data linkage of RCD and gambling. Here, we searched for peer-reviewed articles using data linkage methodology with RCD and measures of gambling, gambling harm, or health-related outcomes. After screening 2373 articles, we conducted a narrative synthesis of the 17 included articles. Studies described data from 2,136,966 individuals, most originated from Nordic countries, adopted a range of experimental designs, tended to link individual-level data with risk factors for physical and mental health harms, and defined gambling in diverse ways. Study quality was mixed. There exist numerous opportunities for further data linkage studies with RCD to both inform public policy and understand population-wide changes in gambling. |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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This project was funded by an award from Greo Evidence Insights as part of the Gambling-Related Suicide Research Program made to S.D. and D.L. |
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