Essential data dimensions for prospective international data collection in older age bipolar disorder (OABD): Recommendations from the GAGE-BD group.
Paola LavinSoham RejAndrew Toyin OlagunjuAntonio L TeixeiraAnnemieke DolsMartin AldaOsvaldo P AlmeidaKursat AltinbasVicent Balanzá-MartínezIzabela G BarbosaHilary P BlumbergFarren BriggsCynthia V CalkinKristin CassidyBrent P ForesterOrestes V ForlenzaTomas HajekBartholomeus Cm 'Benno' HaarmanEsther JimenezBeny LaferBenoit MulsantStephen O OluwaniyiRegan PatrickJoaquim RaduaSigfried N T M SchouwsHarmehr SekhonChristian SimhandlJair C SoaresShang-Ying TsaiEduard VietaLuca M VillaJennifer B LevinLisa T EylerPublished in: Bipolar disorders (2023)
The essential data dimensions we present should be of use to guide future international data collection in OABD and clinical practice. In the longer term, we aim to establish a prospective consortium using this core set of dimensions and associated variables to answer research questions relevant to OABD.