An online randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of 'Living with Bipolar': A web-based self-management intervention for Bipolar Disorder. Trial design and protocol

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 679-688

  Todd, Nicholas J ^a   Solis Trapala, Ivonne ^a,b   Jones, Steven H ^a   Lobban, Fiona A ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Online randomised controlled trial; Recovery; Self management; Web based

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; ONLINE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; WEB BROWSER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861532394     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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