Table 1 Sample characteristics

Sex (female); n (%)

716 (77.9%)

308 (80.6%)

408 (76%)

Age; mean (SD)

36.9 (12)

36.9 (12)

37 (12)

BD subtype; n (%)

 BD I

 BD II

 Other/no formal diagnosis

321 (34.9%)

477 (51.9%)

121 (13.2%)

139 (36.4%)

198 (51.8%)

45 (11.8%)

182 (33.9%)

279 (52%)

76 (14.1%)

Current treatment; n (%)

 Medication

 Counselling/psychotherapy

 Peer support

745 (81.1%)

438 (47.7%)

142 (15.5%)

318 (83.2%)

212 (55.5%)

67 (17.5%)

427 (79.5%)

226 (42.1%)

75 (14%)

Ethnicity; n (%)

 White

 Black/African

 Asian

 Middle Eastern

 Latin American

 Other or multiple ethnicities

560 (61%)

40 (4.4%)

152 (16.6%)

22 (2.4%)

48 (5.2%)

96 (10.5%)

251 (65.7%)

15 (3.9%)

47 (12.3%)

8 (2.1%)

19 (5%)

42 (11%)

309 (57.6%)

25 (4.7%)

105 (19.6%)

14 (2.6%)

29 (5.4%)

54 (10.1%)

Country of residence; n (%)

 Canada

 United States of America

 Europe

 Australia/New Zealand

 Asia

 Middle East

 Africa

 Latin America

169 (18.4%)

228 (24.8%)

105 (11.4%)

37 (4%)

160 (17.4%)

19 (2.1%)

142 (15.5%)

56 (6.1%)

88 (23%)

108 (28.3%)

47 (12.3%)

20 (5.2%)

48 (12.6%)

8 (2.1%)

37 (9.7%)

25 (6.5%)

81 (15.1%)

120 (22.3%)

58 (10.8%)

17 (3.2%)

112 (20.9%)

11 (2%)

105 (19.6%)

31 (5.8%)

Education level; n (%)

 Any high school

 Postsecondary

 Undergraduate

 Postgraduate

 Other

177 (19.3%)

214 (23.3%)

324 (35.3%)

173 (18.8%)

31 (3.4%)

56 (14.7%)

83 (21.7%)

157 (41.1%)

75 (19.6%)

11 (2.9%)

121 (22.5%)

131 (24.4%)

167 (31.1%)

98 (18.2%)

20 (3.7%)

Employment status; n (%)

 Working full-time

 Working part-time

 Self-employed

 Student

 Not in paid employment

 Retired

341 (37.1%)

156 (17%)

11 (1.2%)

102 (11.1%)

263 (28.6%)

46 (5%)

140 (36.6%)

75 (19.6%)

1 (0.3%)

41 (10.7%)

106 (27.7%)

19 (5%)

201 (37.4%)

81 (15.1%)

10 (1.9%)

61 (11.4%)

157 (29.2%)

27 (5%)

Marital status; n (%)

 Single

 Married/in a committed relationship

 Divorced/separated

 Other/prefer not to say

347 (37.8%)

455 (49.5%)

96 (10.4%)

21 (2.3%)

143 (37.4%)

193 (50.5%)

40 (10.5%)

6 (1.6%)

204 (38%)

262 (48.8%)

56 (10.4%)

15 (2.8%)

Devices used to access apps

 Smartphone

 Tablet

 Neither

896 (97.5%)

209 (22.7%)

10 (1.1%)

379 (99.2%)

107 (28%)

1 (0.2%)

517 (96.3%)

102 (19%)

9 (1.7%)