Developing "MinDag" - an app to capture symptom variation and illness mechanisms in bipolar disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The illness course of bipolar disorder (BD) is highly heterogeneous with substantial variation between individuals with the same BD subtype and within individuals over time. This heterogeneity is not well-delineated and hampers the development of more targeted treatment. Furthermore, although lifestyle-related behaviors are believed to play a role in the illness course, such mechanisms are poorly understood. To address some of these knowledge gaps, we aimed to develop an app for collection of multi-dimensional longitudinal data on BD-relevant symptoms and lifestyle-related behaviors.

Methods

An app named MinDag was developed at the Norwegian Center for Mental Disorders Research in Oslo, Norway. The app was designed to tap into selected areas: mood, sleep, functi

SUBMITTER: Bjella TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354925 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature