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The study aims to assess patient and clinician attitudes towards point-of-care testing for lithium and to analytically validate a novel POCT device against a reference method.

June 28, 2026The British Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Acceptability and accuracy of point-of-care monitoring of lithium levels

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MAMatthew Atkins CLClarisse Lagman EOEbenezer Oloyede

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Randomized trial evaluates acceptability and accuracy of POCT for lithium in bipolar disorder, suggesting improved monitoring options.

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The study aims to assess patient and clinician attitudes towards point-of-care testing for lithium and to analytically validate a novel POCT device against a reference method.
Conducted surveys to gather patient and clinician attitudes on lithium monitoring and treatment.
Performed analytical validation of the Medimate Multireader device comparing it with a reference laboratory method.
Assessed accuracy, bias, agreement, and reproducibility in the device's performance.
Most respondents preferred point-of-care testing to traditional venous sampling.
The Medimate Multireader showed high analytical agreement with a correlation coefficient of 0.96 and mean bias within ±0.2 mmol/L.
Participants believed home-based POCT would increase their willingness to take lithium.

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Atkins et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40bb4561bb0a67205c6d18 https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10695

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June 28, 2026The British Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Acceptability and accuracy of point-of-care monitoring of lithium levels

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Authors

MAMatthew Atkins CLClarisse Lagman EOEbenezer Oloyede

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates acceptability and accuracy of POCT for lithium in bipolar disorder, suggesting improved monitoring options.

Key Points

The study aims to assess patient and clinician attitudes towards point-of-care testing for lithium and to analytically validate a novel POCT device against a reference method.
Conducted surveys to gather patient and clinician attitudes on lithium monitoring and treatment.
Performed analytical validation of the Medimate Multireader device comparing it with a reference laboratory method.
Assessed accuracy, bias, agreement, and reproducibility in the device's performance.
Most respondents preferred point-of-care testing to traditional venous sampling.
The Medimate Multireader showed high analytical agreement with a correlation coefficient of 0.96 and mean bias within ±0.2 mmol/L.
Participants believed home-based POCT would increase their willingness to take lithium.

Cite This Study

Atkins et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a40bb4561bb0a67205c6d18 https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10695

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