'Thriving with bipolar disorder': The co-design of a peer-delivered group psychoeducation program and single-arm pilot feasibility evaluation protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management strategies can be used by individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) to cope with symptoms and improve quality of life (QoL). Peer-facilitated psychoeducation has potential to diversify delivery of self-management information by capitalising on the expertise of individuals who live well with BD. This protocol describes the process of co-designing a novel peer-facilitated, QoL-focused, group psychoeducation program for people living with BD, and plans for its pilot evaluation.

Methods

Content from two web-based, self-directed psychoeducational interventions was adapted to inform a peer-facilitated group program, using a community-based participatory research (CBPR) framework. The resultant program contains eight weekly two-hour sessions on topics relate

SUBMITTER: Morton E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12711008 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature