A tale of two countries: comparing disability weights for gambling problems in New Zealand and Australia.
Vijay RawatMatthew BrowneMaria BellringerNancy GreerKomathi Kolandai-MatchettMatthew Justus RockloffErika LanghamChristine HanleyKatie Palmer Du PreezMax AbbottPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2018)
This study represents one of the first attempts to assess gambling-related harm through a public health perspective. The results of this study are informative for policy-making, resource allocation, and service planning. These estimates now allow for the population-level impact of gambling in NZ to be calculated and tracked over time, which is essential for informing harm-minimisation initiatives.
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