ReviewJMIR mental health2023
Effectiveness of Technology-Based Interventions for School-Age Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Review in JMIR mental health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Digital Technology-Based Interventions on Core Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Computerized Cognitive Remediation Therapy on Executive Functions and Clinical Symptoms in Children and Adolescents With ADHD: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Alpha psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Neurofeedback training for executive function in ADHD children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating the evidence: a systematic review of reviews of the effectiveness and safety of digital interventions for ADHD.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- M-Health Interventions to Support Parents of Children with ADHD: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Review
- Eye-Tracking-Based Digital Therapeutic for ADHD in Children: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of an Adaptive Learning Guide.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Feasibility of "DiverAcción": A Web-Based Telerehabilitation System for Executive Functions Training in Children and Adolescents with ADHD-Longitudinal Study Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The effects of exergaming on executive functions in children with ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2026Review
- Efficacy and Compliance of a Working Memory Multitasking Task Mobile Intervention for Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Single-Arm, Pre-Post Pilot Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- A Study of the Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Sports Games on Improving Executive and Cognitive Functions in Minors with ADHD-A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Empowering Social Growth Through Virtual Reality-Based Intervention for Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- Current virtual reality-based rehabilitation interventions in neuro-developmental disorders at developmental ages.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2024Review
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is relatively common among school-age children. Technology-based interventions, such as computer-assisted training programs, neurofeedback training, and virtual reality, show promise in regulating the behaviors and cognitive functions of children with ADHD. An increasing number of randomized controlled trials have been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of these technologies in improving the conditions of children with ADHD.
objectiveThis study aims to conduct a systematic review of technological interventions for school-age children with ADHD and perform a meta-analysis of the outcomes of technology-based interventions.
methodsA total of 19 randomized controlled studies involving 1843 participants were selected from a pool of 2404 articles across 7 electronic databases spanning from their inception to April 2022. ADHD behaviors, cognitive functions, learning ability, and quality of life were addressed in this study.
resultsRandom effects meta-analyses found that children with ADHD receiving technology-based intervention showed small and significant effect sizes in computer-rated inattention (standardized mean difference [SMD] -0.35; P<.04), parent-rated overall executive function measured by the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (SMD -0.35; P<.04), parent-rated disruptive behavior disorder measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (SMD -0.50; P<.001) and Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale (SMD -0.31; P<.02), and computer-rated visual attention measured by the Continuous Performance Test (SMD -0.42; P<.001) and Reaction Time (SMD -0.43; P<.02).
conclusionsTechnology-based interventions are promising treatments for improving certain ADHD behaviors and cognitive functions among school-age children with ADHD.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42023446924; https://tinyurl.com/7ee5t24n.
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