SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2025
Digital health interventions with healthcare information and self-management resources for young people with ADHD: a mixed-methods systematic review and narrative synthesis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
- Evaluating the evidence: a systematic review of reviews of the effectiveness and safety of digital interventions for ADHD.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Data-driven mechanistic analysis of digital therapeutic-assisted training and evaluation of personalized protocol effects in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Trial
- The Preliminary Efficacy and Feasibility of SMILE Serious Game for Adolescents and Young Adults: Protocol for Cluster Randomized Multisite Adaptive Trial Design.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Consensus Statement on Digital Health and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by the European Network for ADHD (EUNETHYDIS): Modified Delphi Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Eye-Tracking-Based Digital Therapeutic for ADHD in Children: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of an Adaptive Learning Guide.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Co-development of a digital animated video on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with children and parents/carers.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Digital health technologies for adults with ADHD: a scoping review.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Review
- 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
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Abstract
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition. Young people face challenges accessing ADHD healthcare in the UK, especially when transitioning between child and adult services. Digital health interventions (DHIs), as an adjunct to usual care, could improve access to healthcare information and condition-management support for this underserved group. This systematic review aimed to identify and synthesise evidence on DHIs suitable for young people aged 16-25 with ADHD, focussing on UK healthcare settings. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, IEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global from inception to December 2023 for studies about DHIs for ADHD which provided healthcare and self-management information, and which included at least one participant aged 16-25 years. Studies were grouped by intervention type (healthcare & self-management information, symptom monitoring, and management tools), appraised using the Quality Assessment with Diverse Studies (QuADS) tool. A narrative synthesis was conducted. Nineteen papers representing 15 interventions and comprising 2651 participants were identified. Research studies spanned intervention development, feasibility/usability, pilots exploring preliminary effectiveness, and trials. QuADS scores ranged from 13 to 34 out of 39. Preliminary evidence of feasibility and acceptability was strongest for co-produced interventions. Limited evidence of effectiveness was found, except for psychoeducation DHIs which may be effective in reducing ADHD symptoms. Future research should build on this emerging evidence-base, emphasising co-produced DHIs tailored to young people with ADHD.
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