Bauer, R., Conell, J., Glenn, T., Alda, M., Ardau, R., Baune, B. T., Berk, M., Bersudsky, Y., Bilderbeck, A., Bocchetta, A., Bossini, L., Castro, A. M. P., Cheung, E. YW., Chillotti, C., Choppin, S., Del Zompo, M., Dias, R., Dodd, S., Duffy, A., ... Bauer, M. (2016). Internet use by patients with bipolar disorder: Results from an international multisite survey. Psychiatry Research, 242, 388-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.05.055
Bauer, R, Conell, J, Glenn, T, Alda, M, Ardau, R, Baune, BT, Berk, M, Bersudsky, Y, Bilderbeck, A, Bocchetta, A, Bossini, L, Castro, AMP, Cheung, EYW, Chillotti, C, Choppin, S, Del Zompo, M, Dias, R, Dodd, S, Duffy, A, Etain, B, Fagiolini, A, Hernandez, MF, Garnham, J, Geddes, J, Gildebro, J, Gonzalez-Pinto, A, Goodwin, GM, Grof, P, Harima, H, Hassel, S, Henry, C, Hidalgo-Mazzei, D, Kapur, V, Kunigiri, G, Lafer, B, Larsen, ER, Lewitzka, U, Licht, RW, Lund, AH, Misiak, B, Monteith, S, Munoz, R, Nakanotani, T, Nielsen, RE, O'Donovan, C, Okamura, Y, Osher, Y, Piotrowski, P, Reif, A, Ritter, P, Rybakowski, JK, Sagduyu, K, Sawchuk, B, Schwartz, E, Scippa, ÂM, Slaney, C, Sulaiman, AH, Suominen, K, Suwalska, A, Tam, P, Tatebayashi, Y, Tondo, L, Vieta, E, Vinberg, M, Viswanath, B, Volkert, J, Zetin, M, Whybrow, PC & Bauer, M 2016, 'Internet use by patients with bipolar disorder: Results from an international multisite survey', Psychiatry Research, vol. 242, pp. 388-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.05.055
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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 a diagnosis of bipolar disorder 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.",
author = "Rita Bauer and J{\"o}rn Conell and Tasha Glenn and Martin Alda and Raffaella Ardau and Baune, {Bernhard T.} and Michael Berk and Yuly Bersudsky and Amy Bilderbeck and Alberto Bocchetta and Letizia Bossini and Castro, {Angela M.Paredes} and Cheung, {Eric YW} and Caterina Chillotti and Sabine Choppin and {Del Zompo}, Maria and Rodrigo Dias and Seetal Dodd and Anne Duffy and Bruno Etain and Andrea Fagiolini and Hernandez, {Miryam Fern{\'a}ndez} and Julie Garnham and John Geddes and Jonas Gildebro and Ana Gonzalez-Pinto and Goodwin, {Guy M.} and Paul Grof and Hirohiko Harima and Stefanie Hassel and Chantal Henry and Diego Hidalgo-Mazzei and Vaisnvy Kapur and Girish Kunigiri and Beny Lafer and Larsen, {Erik R.} and Ute Lewitzka and Licht, {Rasmus W.} and Lund, {Anne Hvenegaard} and Blazej Misiak and Scott Monteith and Rodrigo Munoz and Takako Nakanotani and Nielsen, {Ren{\'e} E.} and Claire O'Donovan and Yasushi Okamura and Yamima Osher and Patryk Piotrowski and Andreas Reif and Philipp Ritter and Rybakowski, {Janusz K.} and Kemal Sagduyu and Brett Sawchuk and Elon Schwartz and Scippa, {{\^A}ngela M.} and Claire Slaney and Sulaiman, {Ahmad H.} and Kirsi Suominen and Aleksandra Suwalska and Peter Tam and Yoshitaka Tatebayashi and Leonardo Tondo and Eduard Vieta and Maj Vinberg and Biju Viswanath and Julia Volkert and Mark Zetin and Whybrow, {Peter C.} and Michael Bauer",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Kerstin Heyde, Christiane Otto and Katharina Schultheiss for data entry, and Daniela Jany for assistance in preparing the manuscript for submission. M Berk is supported by a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship 1059660. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd",
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AU - Alda, Martin
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AU - Baune, Bernhard T.
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AU - Bersudsky, Yuly
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AU - Castro, Angela M.Paredes
AU - Cheung, Eric YW
AU - Chillotti, Caterina
AU - Choppin, Sabine
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AU - Dias, Rodrigo
AU - Dodd, Seetal
AU - Duffy, Anne
AU - Etain, Bruno
AU - Fagiolini, Andrea
AU - Hernandez, Miryam Fernández
AU - Garnham, Julie
AU - Geddes, John
AU - Gildebro, Jonas
AU - Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana
AU - Goodwin, Guy M.
AU - Grof, Paul
AU - Harima, Hirohiko
AU - Hassel, Stefanie
AU - Henry, Chantal
AU - Hidalgo-Mazzei, Diego
AU - Kapur, Vaisnvy
AU - Kunigiri, Girish
AU - Lafer, Beny
AU - Larsen, Erik R.
AU - Lewitzka, Ute
AU - Licht, Rasmus W.
AU - Lund, Anne Hvenegaard
AU - Misiak, Blazej
AU - Monteith, Scott
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AU - Nakanotani, Takako
AU - Nielsen, René E.
AU - O'Donovan, Claire
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AU - Osher, Yamima
AU - Piotrowski, Patryk
AU - Reif, Andreas
AU - Ritter, Philipp
AU - Rybakowski, Janusz K.
AU - Sagduyu, Kemal
AU - Sawchuk, Brett
AU - Schwartz, Elon
AU - Scippa, Ângela M.
AU - Slaney, Claire
AU - Sulaiman, Ahmad H.
AU - Suominen, Kirsi
AU - Suwalska, Aleksandra
AU - Tam, Peter
AU - Tatebayashi, Yoshitaka
AU - Tondo, Leonardo
AU - Vieta, Eduard
AU - Vinberg, Maj
AU - Viswanath, Biju
AU - Volkert, Julia
AU - Zetin, Mark
AU - Whybrow, Peter C.
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N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Kerstin Heyde, Christiane Otto and Katharina Schultheiss for data entry, and Daniela Jany for assistance in preparing the manuscript for submission. M Berk is supported by a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship 1059660.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd
PY - 2016/8/30
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N2 - 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 a diagnosis of bipolar disorder 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.
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