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Table 4 Caregivers’ ratings of the usefulness of the information they read at follow-up

From: Evaluation of the acceptability and usefulness of an information website for caregivers of people with bipolar disorder

Website section/PDF (N = 121)a

Very useful, % (n)

Useful, % (n)

Total of very useful + useful, % (n)

Total of not that useful + not useful at all, % (n)

Bipolar disorder, n = 116,

48.3 (56)

49.1 (57)

97.4 (113)

2.6 (3)

Providing support, n = 117

52.1 (61)

43.6 (51)

95.7 (112)

4.3 (5)

Treatment/management, n = 113

41.6 (47)

54.0 (61)

95.5 (108)

4.4 (5)

Information summaries, n = 96

38.5 (37)

55.2 (53)

93.7 (90)

6.3 (6)

Caregiver self-care, n = 110

44.5 (49)

49.1 (54)

93.6 (103)

6.4 (7)

PDF guide for caregivers, n = 110

46.4 (51)

46.4 (51)

92.8 (102)

7.3 (8)

Working together, n = 110

39.1 (43)

52.7 (58)

91.8 (101)

8.2 (9)

Resources, n = 109

35.8 (39)

55.0 (60)

90.8 (99)

9.1 (10)

Stigma/discrimination, n = 103

37.9 (39)

48.5 (50)

86.4 (89)

13.6 (14)

  1. Table 4 shows the percentage of caregivers who found each of the sections of the website they read very/ useful or not that useful/not useful at all. Modal responses are marked in bold.
  2. an = number of caregivers who read section/PDF.