recidiverende depressieve of bipolaire stoornis recurrent depressive or bipolar disorder repeated episodes of feeling down or manic.
Conditions
Interventions
The ECH system is based on a generic ICT platform for support for older adults,
their friends and family, and their clinicians. Before and during the
developmental process, patients, their clinician
support for staying in touch with
their family, friends and clinicians
and keeping up with information about
their disorder, medication and relapse prevention plan. There will be separate
internet portals for the patients' clinicians, informal carers and friends and
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Sponsors
GGZ inGeest (Amsterdam)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are eligible: - are 60 years of age or older; - are currently treated by GGZ inGeest for recurrent depression (minimally two former depressive episodes including the present episode) or bipolar disorder (as determined by the GGZ inGeest registration records); - have been in treatment at GGZ inGeest for at least 6 months; - have sufficient command of the Dutch language, both verbally and in writing; - provide signed informed consent. Informal carers who are eligible: - live together with the patient (e.g. as a spouse) or have contact with the patient at least once a week; - are 18 years of age or older; - sign the informed consent form as well.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There are no exclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome measures include acceptability (for patients), usability (for patients, their informal carers and clinicians) and client satisfaction (for patients). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures will focus on mood disorder symptom severity, sleep and activity and the correlation with the self-report variables of the HomePad (mood, sleep and activity). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed