Journal article
Evaluating discussion board engagement in the MoodSwings online self-help program for bipolar disorder: Protocol for an observational prospective cohort study
E Gliddon, S Lauder, L Berk, V Cosgrove, D Grimm, S Dodd, T Suppes, M Berk
BMC Psychiatry | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background: Online, self-guided programs exist for a wide range of mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder, and discussion boards are often part of these interventions. The impact engagement with these discussion boards has on the psychosocial well-being of users is largely unknown. More specifically we need to clarify the influence of the type and level of engagement on outcomes. The primary aim of this exploratory study is to determine if there is a relationship between different types (active, passive or none) and levels (high, mid and low) of discussion board engagement and improvement in outcome measures from baseline to follow up, with a focus on self-reported social suppo..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "The project described is supported by grant numbers R34MH091384 and R34MH091284 from the National Institute of Mental Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Mental Health or the National Institutes of Health. The National Institute of Mental Health did not have any role in the study design; collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of data; writing of the report; or the decision to submit this manuscript for publication.", "EG is supported by a PhD scholarship from Australian Rotary Health and the Ian Parker Bipolar Research Fund. LB is supported by an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. SL has received some salary from Federation University and the University of Melbourne. SD is a salaried employee of Barwon Health. MB is currently supported by a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship 1059660. TS, VC and DG have all received partial to full support during the tenure of this NIMH funded study. TS has also received salary from the Veteran's Administration (VA) and Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. DG has also received some salary support from the VA Cooperative Studies Program, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, and ELAN Pharmaceutical Inc. VC has also received some salary from Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences." ]