The double-edged sword: A mixed methods study of the interplay between bipolar disorder and technology use

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Highlights:

• Participants report that technology both helps and hinders their health.

• 2/3 participants with bipolar disorder report changes in technology use during mood episodes.

• Content-free methods that preserve privacy have promise for relapse detection.

• Causal relationship likely to exist although possibly not-unidirectional.

摘要

•Participants report that technology both helps and hinders their health.•2/3 participants with bipolar disorder report changes in technology use during mood episodes.•Content-free methods that preserve privacy have promise for relapse detection.•Causal relationship likely to exist although possibly not-unidirectional.

论文关键词:Serious mental illness,Bipolar disorder,Technology use,Self-tracking,Relapse detection,mHealth

论文评审过程:Received 6 August 2016, Revised 26 April 2017, Accepted 5 May 2017, Available online 6 May 2017, Version of Record 23 May 2017.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.009