Title |
Evaluation of the acceptability and usefulness of an information website for caregivers of people with bipolar disorder
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Published in |
BMC Medicine, July 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1741-7015-11-162 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Lesley Berk, Michael Berk, Seetal Dodd, Claire Kelly, Stefan Cvetkovski, Anthony Francis Jorm |
Abstract |
Bipolar disorder is associated with extreme mood symptoms, disability and suicide risk. Close family or friends often have a primary role in supporting an adult with bipolar disorder. However, not all support is helpful and there is little publicly accessible evidence-based information to guide caregivers. Caregiver burden increases the risk of caregiver depression and health problems. To help fill the information gap, expert clinicians, caregivers and consumers contributed to the development of guidelines for caregivers of adults with bipolar disorder using the Delphi consensus method. This paper reports on an evaluation of the acceptability and usefulness of the online version of the guidelines, http://www.bipolarcaregivers.org. |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
United States | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 4 | 67% |
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Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
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United States | 3 | 2% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 138 | 95% |
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Researcher | 27 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 12% |
Student > Master | 18 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
Other | 28 | 19% |
Unknown | 26 | 18% |
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Psychology | 45 | 31% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 8% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
Other | 16 | 11% |
Unknown | 36 | 25% |