Table 3.
Bipolar Mood Management Questionnaire (BMMQ): individual item scores at the first and last week of treatment
| Item | First week | Last week | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| 1 | I know which early symptoms show that I am at risk of mood elevation | 3.11 (1.15) | 3.58 (0.51) | + 0.47 (1.12) |
| 2 | I know which early symptoms show that I am at risk of mood depression | 3.42 (0.90) | 3.58 (0.61) | + 0.16 (0.83) |
| 3 | I know which things in my life help to keep me well | 3.37 (0.90) | 3.63 (0.60) | + 0.26 (0.65) |
| 4 | I know which things in my life may increase my risk of mood disturbance | 3.47 (0.61) | 3.79 (0.42) | + 0.32 (0.58) |
| 5 | I know how to monitor my mood | 2.74 (1.10) | 3.32 (1.06) | + 0.58 (0.90) |
| 6 | I know how to distinguish between a normal low mood and the start of depression | 1.58 (0.96) | 2.37 (1.26) | + 0.79 (1.27) |
| 7 | I know how to distinguish between a normal high mood and the start of hypomania/mania | 1.53 (1.02) | 2.89 (0.88) | + 1.37 (1.01) |
| 8 | I know how to monitor my sleep | 2.58 (1.31) | 3.58 (0.61) | + 1.00 (1.11) |
| 9 | I know why monitoring my sleep is important | 3.63 (0.76) | 3.84 (0.50) | + 0.21 (0.86) |
| 10 | I know how to improve my sleep if it is disturbed | 2.42 (1.12) | 3.32 (0.89) | + 0.89 (1.29) |
| 11 | I know what medicines to take to help control my mood | 3.53 (0.77) | 3.63 (0.83) | + 0.11 (0.94) |
| 12 | I know why I need to take medicines to control my mood | 3.79 (0.54) | 3.79 (0.54) | + 0.00 (0.33) |
| 13 | I know how to keep track of how regularly I am taking my mood medicines | 3.42 (0.90) | 3.58 (0.90) | + 0.16 (0.60) |
| 14 | I know about how genes affect my illness | 2.42 (1.31) | 3.53 (0.61) | + 1.11 (0.94) |
| 15 | I know how to monitor my use of alcohol and street drugs | 3.11 (1.15) | 3.42 (1.07) | + 0.32 (0.75) |
| 16 | I know that alcohol and street drugs can make my mood more unstable | 3.89 (0.46) | 3.84 (0.50) | −0.05 (0.23) |
| 17 | I know what to do when my mood starts to deteriorate (early stages) | 2.53 (1.22) | 3.21 (1.03) | + 0.68 (0.82) |
| 18 | I know what to do when my mood has deteriorated significantly (later stages) | 2.21 (1.55) | 2.95 (1.35) | + 0.74 (1.14) |
| 19 | I have a copy of my relapse prevention plan and keep it in a safe place | 0.63 (1.12) | 2.79 (1.51) | + 2.16 (1.68) |
| 20 | At least one other person knows about my relapse prevention plan and its contents | 0.79 (1.36) | 2.32 (1.64) | + 1.53 (1.84) |
| Total | 54.20 (8.80) | 66.90 (9.50) | + 12.80 (9.10) | |