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Table 5 Number and percent of participants who intended to do actions that are not recommended to support Patriciaa

From: Evaluation of the Conversations About Gambling Mental Health First Aid course: effects on knowledge, stigmatising attitudes, confidence and helping behaviour

Non-recommended actions

Pre

Post

Follow-up

n

%

n

%

N

%

2. Wait and see if her problems go away

11

6.7

2

1.2

1

1.2

3. Wait and see if her problems get worse

12

7.4

6

3.7

2

2.3

4. Wait and see if Patricia says that she thinks she might have gambling problem

25

15.6

14

8.7

6

7.0

7. Tell Patricia what to do to change her gambling

37

22.6

31

19.3

16

18.6

9. Tell Patricia she should stop gambling

28

17.1

8

4.9

7

8.1

10. Go gambling with Patricia to show her how to gamble responsibly

6

3.7

2

1.2

2

2.3

11. Tell her you won’t meet with her again until she stops gambling

3

1.8

2

1.2

1

1.2

17. Agree to give Patricia a loan if she promises to cut down or stop her gambling

6

3.7

3

1.9

2

2.3

Mastery on intended non-recommended actionsb

75

47.2

115

72.8

55

64.0

  1. a. Participant rated they were “Likely” or “Very likely” to do action
  2. b. Participants rated they were “Unlikely” or “Very unlikely” to do at least 7 non-recommended actions