SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2018
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.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Evaluating the evidence: a systematic review of reviews of the effectiveness and safety of digital interventions for ADHD.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- Improving healthcare information for young people with ADHD in general practice: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
- Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Behavioral Health in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the United States.Journal of physical activity & health · 2025Article
- A systematic review and content analysis of serious video games for children with ADHD.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Digital Homework Support Program for Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Technology-Based Interventions for School-Age Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mental health · 2023Review
- 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
- Digital Health Interventions for Delivery of Mental Health Care: Systematic and Comprehensive Meta-Review.JMIR mental health · 2022Review
- The usefulness of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children: an overview of relevant studies.BMC psychiatry · 2022Review
- Self-management training vs. neurofeedback interventions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Results of a randomized controlled treatment study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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- 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
- The role of digital technology in bridging the child mental health care gap.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2019Article
- A virtual reality application for assessment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-aged children.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2019Article
- Longitudinal Impact of a Randomized Clinical Trial to Improve Family Function, Reduce Maternal Stress and Improve Child Outcomes in Families of Children with ADHD.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
A number of technologies to help self-manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young people (YP) have been developed. This review will assess the level of evidence for the use of such technologies. The review was undertaken in accordance with the general principles recommended in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. 7545 studies were screened. Fourteen studies of technology that aim to self-manage difficulties associated with ADHD in children and YP were included. Primary outcome measures were measures that assessed difficulties related to ADHD. Databases searched were MEDLINE, Web of Science (Core collection), CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, ProQuest ASSIA, PsycINFO and Scopus. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed. This review highlights the potential for the use of technology in paediatric ADHD management. However, it also demonstrates that current research lacks robustness; using small sample sizes, non-validated outcome measures and little psychoeducation component. Future research is required to investigate the value of technology in supporting children and YP with ADHD and a focus psychoeducation is needed.
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