Bauer, Rita, Conell, Jörn, Glenn, Tasha, Alda, Martin, Ardau, Raffaella, Baune, Bernhard T., Berk, Michael, Bersudsky, Yuly, Bilderbeck, Amy, Bocchetta, Alberto, Bossini, Letizia, Paredes Castro, Angela M., Cheung, Eric YW., Chillotti, Caterina, Choppin, Sabine, del Zompo, Maria, Dias, Rodrigo, Dodd, Seetal, Duffy, Anne, Etain, Bruno, Fagiolini, Andrea, Fernández Hernandez, Miryam, Garnham, Julie, Geddes, John, Gildebro, Jonas, González-Pinto, Ana, Goodwin, Guy M., Grof, Paul, Harima, Hirohiko, Hassel, Stefanie, Henry, Chantal, Hidalgo-Mazzei, Diego, Kapur, Vaisnvy, Kunigiri, Girish, Lafer, Beny, Larsen, Erik R., Lewitzka, Ute, Licht, Rasmus W., Lund, Anne Hvenegaard, Misiak, Blazej, Monteith, Scott, Munoz, Rodrigo, Nakanotani, Takako, Nielsen, René E., O'Donovan, Claire, Okamura, Yasushi, Osher, Yamima, Piotrowski, Patryk, Reif, Andreas, Ritter, Philipp, Rybakowski, Janusz K., Sagduyu, Kemal, Sawchuk, Brett, Schwartz, Elon, Scippa, Ângela M., Slaney, Claire, Sulaiman, Ahmad H., Suominen, Kirsi, Suwalska, Aleksandra, Tam, Peter, Tatebayashi, Yoshitaka, Tondo, Leonardo, Vieta, Eduard, Vinberg, Maj, Viswanath, Biju, Volkert, Julia, Zetin, Mark, Whybrow, Peter C. and Bauer, Michael (2016). Internet use by patients with bipolar disorder:results from an international multisite survey. Psychiatry Research, 242 , pp. 388-394.
Abstract
There is considerable international interest in online education of patients with bipolar disorder, yet little understanding of how patients use the Internet and other sources to seek information. 1171 patients with bipolar disorder diagnosis in 17 countries completed a paper-based, anonymous survey. 81% of the patients used the Internet, a percentage similar to the general public. Older age, less education, and challenges in country telecommunications infrastructure and demographics decreased the odds of using the Internet. About 78% of the Internet users looked online for information on bipolar disorder or 63% of the total sample. More years of education in relation to the country mean, and feeling very confident about managing life decreased the odds of seeking information on bipolar disorder online, while having attended support groups increased the odds. Patients who looked online for information on bipolar disorder consulted medical professionals plus a mean of 2.3 other information sources such as books, physician handouts, and others with bipolar disorder. Patients not using the Internet consulted medical professionals plus a mean of 1.6 other information sources. The percentage of patients with bipolar disorder who use the Internet is about the same as the general public. Other information sources remain important.
| Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.05.055 |
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| Divisions: | College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology College of Health & Life Sciences > Clinical and Systems Neuroscience College of Health & Life Sciences |
| Additional Information: | © 2016, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | bipolar disorder,internet,world wide web,information source,Psychiatry and Mental health,Biological Psychiatry |
| Publication ISSN: | 0165-1781 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2024 08:08 |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2016 10:30 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
| Published Date: | 2016-06-02 |
| Accepted Date: | 2016-05-30 |
| Submitted Date: | 2016-01-15 |
| Authors: |
Bauer, Rita
Conell, Jörn Glenn, Tasha Alda, Martin Ardau, Raffaella Baune, Bernhard T. Berk, Michael Bersudsky, Yuly Bilderbeck, Amy Bocchetta, Alberto Bossini, Letizia Paredes Castro, Angela M. Cheung, Eric YW. Chillotti, Caterina Choppin, Sabine del Zompo, Maria Dias, Rodrigo Dodd, Seetal Duffy, Anne Etain, Bruno Fagiolini, Andrea Fernández Hernandez, Miryam Garnham, Julie Geddes, John Gildebro, Jonas González-Pinto, Ana Goodwin, Guy M. Grof, Paul Harima, Hirohiko Hassel, Stefanie ( 
0000-0001-7240-1581)
Henry, Chantal Hidalgo-Mazzei, Diego Kapur, Vaisnvy Kunigiri, Girish Lafer, Beny Larsen, Erik R. Lewitzka, Ute Licht, Rasmus W. Lund, Anne Hvenegaard Misiak, Blazej Monteith, Scott Munoz, Rodrigo Nakanotani, Takako Nielsen, René E. O'Donovan, Claire Okamura, Yasushi Osher, Yamima Piotrowski, Patryk Reif, Andreas Ritter, Philipp Rybakowski, Janusz K. Sagduyu, Kemal Sawchuk, Brett Schwartz, Elon Scippa, Ângela M. Slaney, Claire Sulaiman, Ahmad H. Suominen, Kirsi Suwalska, Aleksandra Tam, Peter Tatebayashi, Yoshitaka Tondo, Leonardo Vieta, Eduard Vinberg, Maj Viswanath, Biju Volkert, Julia Zetin, Mark Whybrow, Peter C. Bauer, Michael |
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