An internet-delivered self-management program for Bipolar Disorder in mental health services in Ireland. Results and learnings from a feasibility trial.

This study used an uncontrolled design with mixed-methods evaluation. Feasibility and acceptability were assessed in terms of recruitment, use of the intervention and satisfaction from both clinicians and patients' perspectives. Personal recovery, quality of life and severity of symptoms were measured at baseline and post-intervention. Fifteen patients signed consent and used the programme for 10 weeks. Usage of the intervention was adequate with high frequency of tool usage. There was a significant improvement in patients' sense of personal recovery (z=2.38, p=.017). The intervention was found acceptable and easy-to-use; however, implementation barriers will need to be overcome for scaling the intervention. This is the first study testing the feasibility of a digital intervention for patients with BD in public mental health services in Ireland. More research is needed in order to increase the understanding of how to promote the integration and the uptake of digital interventions for individuals with BD. PMID: 32445611 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Clin Psychol Psychother Source Type: research