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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
International multi-site survey on the use of online support groups in bipolar disorder
Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 71, No. 6, Year 2017
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Background: Peer support is an established component of recovery from bipolar disorder, and online support groups may offer opportunities to expand the use of peer support at the patient’s convenience. Prior research in bipolar disorder has reported value from online support groups. Aims: To understand the use of online support groups by patients with bipolar disorder as part of a larger project about information seeking. Methods: The results are based on a one-time, paper-based anonymous survey about information seeking by patients with bipolar disorder, which was translated into 12 languages. The survey was completed between March 2014 and January 2016 and included questions on the use of online support groups. All patients were diagnosed by a psychiatrist. Analysis included descriptive statistics and general estimating equations to account for correlated data. Results and conclusions: The survey was completed by 1222 patients in 17 countries. The patients used the Internet at a percentage similar to the general public. Of the Internet users who looked online for information about bipolar disorder, only 21.0% read or participated in support groups, chats, or forums for bipolar disorder (12.8% of the total sample). Given the benefits reported in prior research, clarification of the role of online support groups in bipolar disorder is needed. With only a minority of patients using online support groups, there are analytical challenges for future studies. © 2017 The Nordic Psychiatric Association.
Authors & Co-Authors
Schmid, Rita
Germany, Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden
Conell, Jörn
Germany, Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden
Glenn, Tasha
United States, Fullerton
Chronorecord Association
Alda, Martin
Canada, Halifax
Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine
Ardau, Raffaella
Italy, Cagliari
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Cagliari
Baune, Bernhard T.
Australia, Adelaide
Adelaide Medical School
Berk, Michael
Australia, Geelong
Deakin University
Australia, Geelong
Barwon Health
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australia, Melbourne
The Florey
Australia, Melbourne
Orygen Youth Health
Bersudsky, Yuly
Israel, Beer-sheva
Beer Sheva Mental Health Center
Bilderbeck, Amy C.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
Bossini, Letizia
Italy, Siena
Università Degli Studi Di Siena
Paredes Castro, Angela Marianne
Australia, Geelong
Deakin University
Australia, Geelong
Barwon Health
Cheung, Eric Yat Wo
China, Hong Kong
Castle Peak Hospital Hong Kong
Chillotti, Caterina
Italy, Cagliari
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Cagliari
Zompo, Maria Del
Italy, Cagliari
Università Degli Studi Di Cagliari
Dodd, Seetal M.
Australia, Geelong
Deakin University
Australia, Geelong
Barwon Health
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Etain, Bruno
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Fagiolini, Andrea M.
Italy, Siena
Università Degli Studi Di Siena
Geddes, John Richard
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
González-Pinto, Ana María
Spain, Madrid
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental
Goodwin, Guy M.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
Grof, Paul
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Harima, Hirohiko
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital
Hassel, Stefanie
United Kingdom, Birmingham
Aston University
Henry, Chantal
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Lafer, Beny
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Larsen, Erik Roj
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitetshospital
Lewitzka, Ute
Germany, Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden
Licht, Rasmus Wentzer
Denmark, Aalborg
Aalborg Universitetshospital
Denmark, Aalborg
Aalborg University
Misiak, Błażej ˙zej
Poland, Wroclaw
Wroclaw Medical University
Piotrowski, Patryk
Poland, Wroclaw
Wroclaw Medical University
Monteith, Scott
United States, Grand Rapids
Msu College of Human Medicine
Muñoz, Rodrigo A.
United States, La Jolla
University of California, San Diego
Nielsen, René Ernst
Denmark, Aalborg
Aalborg Universitetshospital
O'Donovan, Claire
Canada, Halifax
Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine
Osher, Yamima
Israel, Beer-sheva
Beer Sheva Mental Health Center
Reif, Andreas
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Ritter, Philipp S.
Germany, Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden
Rybakowski, Janusz K.
Poland, Poznan
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Sagduyu, Kemal
United States, Kansas City
Umkc School of Medicine
Miranda-Scippa, Ängela Marisa De Aquino
Brazil, Salvador
Universidade Federal da Bahia
Suominen, Kirsi H.
Finland, Helsinki
City of Helsinki
Tatebayashi, Yoshitaka
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Tondo, Leonardo
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Vieta, Eduard
Spain, Barcelona
Institut D'investigacions Biomèdiques August pi I Sunyer - Idibaps
Viswanath, Biju
India, Bengaluru
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Zetin, Mark M.
United States, Orange
Chapman University
Whybrow, Peter C.
United States, Los Angeles
Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior
Bauer, Michael
Germany, Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 48
Affiliations: 44
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/08039488.2017.1334819
ISSN:
08039488
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative