Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Systems to Assist Patients in Recovering from Gambling Addiction
Journal
UbiComp/ISWC 2021 - Adjunct Proceedings of the 2021 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2021 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers
ISBN
9781450384612
Date Issued
2021-09-21
Author(s)
Hung, Min Wei
Hou, Chi Ting
Ho, Chieh Jui
Lu, Hsueh Sung
Liu, Shu Wei
Huang, Ming Chyi
Abstract
Gambling addiction is marked by compulsive gambling behaviors despite negative consequences in patients' financial and social well-being. We conducted a needs assessment study and identified current difficulties to self-monitor gambling behaviors using existing technology solutions, as well as the gap to incorporate family supports in the system design. We then proposed a preliminary system design to make the information sharing among patients and family members possible by designing easy-To-use interfaces for self-reporting that allow patients' positive interpretations, facilitating micro-sharing for family members to bring in early supports, and incorporating treatment teams knowledge of gambling addiction to interpret collected data.
Subjects
Family support | Gambling addiction | Self-monitoring
SDGs
Type
conference paper