Table 7 Number and percent of participants who took actions to support a person that are not recommended by MHFA training
Non-recommended actions | Pre (n = 109) | Follow-up (n = 58) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
2. I waited to see if their problems went away | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
3. I waited to see if their problems got worse | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
4. I waited to see if the person said that they think they might have gambling problems | 10 | 9.2 | 2 | 3.4 |
7. I told them what to do to change their gambling | 14 | 12.8 | 2 | 3.4 |
9. I told them they should stop gambling | 14 | 12.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
10. I went gambling with the person to show them how to gamble responsibly | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.7 |
11. I told them I would not have contact with them until they stopped gambling | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
18. I agreed to give the person a loan if they promised to cut down or stop their gambling | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
21. I did not do anything | 6 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Actions concordant with guidelinesa | 97 | 89.0 | 57 | 98.3 |