Anda Gershon1, Christopher N Kaufmann2, John Torous3, Colin Depp4, Terence A Ketter5. 1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States. 2. Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States. 3. Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. 4. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States; Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States. 5. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States. Electronic address: tketter@stanford.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is increasingly used to characterize patients' daily lives, monitor mood, and test efficacy of treatment interventions. However, few studies have examined patient characteristics impacting adherence with EMA protocols, and to our knowledge, no such study has been conducted in youth with bipolar disorder (BD). METHODS: As part of a larger observational study, 14- to 21-year-olds diagnosed with BD, and who were between episodes of illness (n = 39, 19.0 ± 2.05 Mean ± Standard Deviation years old, 74.4% female) and psychiatrically healthy controls (n = 47, 18.3 ± 2.40 years old, 66.0% female) completed baseline diagnostic and symptom severity interviews, and were instructed to complete diary assessments of mood, sleep, and behavior electronically three times per day for 21 consecutive days (i.e., in total 5418 (or 63 per person) diary entries). Multiple regression was used to examine effects of BD participants' demographic and clinical characteristics on diary completion rates. RESULTS: 53.8 ± 9.3 diary entries per person were actually completed. Adherence rates were high (87.5% of healthy controls and 80.4% of adolescents with BD), but were still significantly poorer in youth with BD. Adequate adherence (≥80%) rates were also significantly poorer in youth with BD relative to healthy controls (56.4% versus 83.0%). Among youth with BD, more lifetime suicide attempts and higher current mood elevation symptom severity predicted significantly poorer adherence. LIMITATIONS: Limited sample size/generalizability. CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the importance of considering the impact of patient characteristics on adherence with EMA protocols among youth with severe mental illness. Crown
BACKGROUND: Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is increasingly used to characterize patients' daily lives, monitor mood, and test efficacy of treatment interventions. However, few studies have examined patient characteristics impacting adherence with EMA protocols, and to our knowledge, no such study has been conducted in youth with bipolar disorder (BD). METHODS: As part of a larger observational study, 14- to 21-year-olds diagnosed with BD, and who were between episodes of illness (n = 39, 19.0 ± 2.05 Mean ± Standard Deviation years old, 74.4% female) and psychiatrically healthy controls (n = 47, 18.3 ± 2.40 years old, 66.0% female) completed baseline diagnostic and symptom severity interviews, and were instructed to complete diary assessments of mood, sleep, and behavior electronically three times per day for 21 consecutive days (i.e., in total 5418 (or 63 per person) diary entries). Multiple regression was used to examine effects of BD participants' demographic and clinical characteristics on diary completion rates. RESULTS: 53.8 ± 9.3 diary entries per person were actually completed. Adherence rates were high (87.5% of healthy controls and 80.4% of adolescents with BD), but were still significantly poorer in youth with BD. Adequate adherence (≥80%) rates were also significantly poorer in youth with BD relative to healthy controls (56.4% versus 83.0%). Among youth with BD, more lifetime suicide attempts and higher current mood elevation symptom severity predicted significantly poorer adherence. LIMITATIONS: Limited sample size/generalizability. CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the importance of considering the impact of patient characteristics on adherence with EMA protocols among youth with severe mental illness. Crown
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