Biological rhythms significantly impact individuals' quality of life (QoL). During the COVID-19 pandemic, social rhythm dysregulation was identified as a contributing factor to relapses in Bipolar Disorder (BD). This trial aims to present data on the efficacy of an e-health psychoeducational intervention for BD in improving anxiety, depressive symptoms, QoL, biological rhythms, and the correlations between QoL and biorhythms.
This study employs a cross-over randomized controlled trial design. Inclusion criteria include a diagnosis of BD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders (DSM-V) criteria, age over 18, and obtaining informed consent.
The intervention consists of e-health psychoeducation aimed at reducing distress levels associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and the implemented restrictive measures (lockdown). The focus is on strategies to manage the dysregulation of biological rhythms, with one session per week over two months. Each session lasts approximately an hour and a half and is conducted by a team comprising psychologists, psychiatric rehabilitation technicians, and professional health educators.
