ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2017
ADHD: Is There an App for That? A Suitability Assessment of Apps for the Parents of Children and Young People With ADHD.
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- What is the level of evidence for the use of currently available technologies in facilitating the self-management of difficulties associated with ADHD in children and young people? A systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Parental ADHD as a Mechanistic Barrier to Behavioral Parent Training Implementation: An Intergenerational Framework for Addressing Childhood ADHD.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- The Development and Usability of a Mobile App for Parents of Children with ADHD.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- What adults with ADHD want to know: A Delphi consensus study on the psychoeducational needs of experts by experience.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Identification of the Most Suitable App to Support the Self-Management of Hypertension: Systematic Selection Approach and Qualitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
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- Updates in technology-based interventions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Current opinion in psychiatry · 2020Review
- ADHD: Current Concepts and Treatments in Children and Adolescents.Neuropediatrics · 2020Review
- Guideline Development for Technological Interventions for Children and Young People to Self-Manage Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Realist Evaluation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly comorbid disorder that can impact significantly on the individual and their family. ADHD is managed via pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions. Parents also gain support from parent support groups, which may include chat rooms, as well as face-to-face meetings. With the growth of technology use over recent years, parents have access to more resources that ever before. A number of mobile apps have been developed to help parents manage ADHD in their children and young people. Unfortunately many of these apps are not evidence-based, and little is known of their suitability for the parents or whether they are helpful in ADHD management.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to explore the (1) parents' views of the suitability of the top ten listed apps for parents of children and young people with ADHD and (2) the views of clinicians that work with them on the suitability and value of the apps.
methodsThe top 10 listed apps specifically targeted toward the parents of children and young people with ADHD were identified via the Google Play (n=5) and iTunes store (n=5). Interviews were then undertaken with 7 parents of children or young people with ADHD and 6 clinicians who specialize in working with this population to explore their opinions of the 10 apps identified and what they believe the key components are for apps to be suitable and valuable for this population.
resultsFour themes emerged from clinician and parent interviews: (1) the importance of relating to the app, (2) apps that address ADHD-related difficulties, (3) how the apps can affect family relationships, and (4) apps as an educational tool. Two additional themes emerged from the clinician interviews alone: monitoring ADHD symptoms and that apps should be practical. Parents also identified an additional theme: the importance of the technology. Overall, the characteristics of the current top 10 listed apps did not appear to match well to the views of our sample.
conclusionsFindings suggest that these apps may not fully meet the complex needs of this parent population. Further research is required to explore the value of apps with this population and how they can be tailored to their very specific needs.
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