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SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2022

Video games for the assessment and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review.

Inmaculada Peñuelas-Calvo, Lin Ke Jiang-Lin, Braulio Girela-Serrano, David Delgado-Gomez, Rocio Navarro-Jimenez, Enrique Baca-Garcia, Alejandro Porras-Segovia

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Synthesis in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Inmaculada Peñuelas-CalvoDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain. inmaculada.penuelas@quironsalud.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4093-1312
Lin Ke Jiang-LinDepartment of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Braulio Girela-SerranoMood Instability Research Group, Centre for Psychiatry, Imperial College London, London, UK.
David Delgado-GomezDepartment of Statisticts, Universidad Carlos III, Getafe, Madrid, Spain.
Rocio Navarro-JimenezTranslational Psychiatry Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
Enrique Baca-GarciaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
Alejandro Porras-SegoviaTranslational Psychiatry Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.

Funding

Agencia Estatal de Investigación RTI2018-101857-B-I00Instituto de Salud Carlos III CM19/00026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent and serious disorder among children. Video games have shown potential for aiding in child healthcare. Video games could contribute to the assessment and management of ADHD, but there are no previous reviews on this topic. Here, we systematically review the evidence about video game-based assessment tools and interventions for children diagnosed with ADHD. This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The review protocol was registered in PROSPERO database. We searched four databases-PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase and clinicaltrials.gov-to identify original studies exploring either video game-based interventions or video game-based assessment tools in children with ADHD. After initial screening, full text revision and study selection, 22 articles were finally included in the review. Most studies used PC as platform, with a minority using a video console, pad, or 3D device. Video game-based assessment tools were generally effective in discriminating ADHD cases from controls, and in discriminating between ADHD subtypes. Video game-based therapeutic interventions were well accepted and generally effective in improving cognitive areas and decreasing ADHD symptoms. Gamification and cognitive training could be the main mechanisms underlying the usefulness and effectiveness of video game-based assessment tools and interventions. Software optimization and greater collaboration between developers and healthcare professionals are some of the priorities for future research in this area.

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Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityVideo GamesChildHumansADHDe-healthVideo games

Identifiers

PMID32424511

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