Digital assessments for children and adolescents with ADHD: a scoping review
IntroductionIn spite of rapid advances in evidence-based treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), community access to rigorous gold-standard diagnostic assessments has lagged far behind due to barriers such as the costs and limited availability of comprehensive diagnostic eval...
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| description | IntroductionIn spite of rapid advances in evidence-based treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), community access to rigorous gold-standard diagnostic assessments has lagged far behind due to barriers such as the costs and limited availability of comprehensive diagnostic evaluations. Digital assessment of attention and behavior has the potential to lead to scalable approaches that could be used to screen large numbers of children and/or increase access to high-quality, scalable diagnostic evaluations, especially if designed using user-centered participatory and ability-based frameworks. Current research on assessment has begun to take a user-centered approach by actively involving participants to ensure the development of assessments that meet the needs of users (e.g., clinicians, teachers, patients).MethodsThe objective of this mapping review was to identify and categorize digital mental health assessments designed to aid in the initial diagnosis of ADHD as well as ongoing monitoring of symptoms following diagnosis.ResultsResults suggested that the assessment tools currently described in the literature target both cognition and motor behaviors. These assessments were conducted using a variety of technological platforms, including telemedicine, wearables/sensors, the web, virtual reality, serious games, robots, and computer applications/software.DiscussionAlthough it is evident that there is growing interest in the design of digital assessment tools, research involving tools with the potential for widespread deployment is still in the early stages of development. As these and other tools are developed and evaluated, it is critical that researchers engage patients and key stakeholders early in the design process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-63d0d0515ca94cbcb219fe7ed8fa84682025-08-20T02:07:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Digital Health2673-253X2024-10-01610.3389/fdgth.2024.14407011440701Digital assessments for children and adolescents with ADHD: a scoping reviewFranceli L. Cibrian0Elissa M. Monteiro1Elissa M. Monteiro2Kimberley D. Lakes3Fowler School of Engineering, Chapman University, Orange, CA, United StatesSchool of Education, University of California, Riverside, CA, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, College of Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, CA, United StatesIntroductionIn spite of rapid advances in evidence-based treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), community access to rigorous gold-standard diagnostic assessments has lagged far behind due to barriers such as the costs and limited availability of comprehensive diagnostic evaluations. Digital assessment of attention and behavior has the potential to lead to scalable approaches that could be used to screen large numbers of children and/or increase access to high-quality, scalable diagnostic evaluations, especially if designed using user-centered participatory and ability-based frameworks. Current research on assessment has begun to take a user-centered approach by actively involving participants to ensure the development of assessments that meet the needs of users (e.g., clinicians, teachers, patients).MethodsThe objective of this mapping review was to identify and categorize digital mental health assessments designed to aid in the initial diagnosis of ADHD as well as ongoing monitoring of symptoms following diagnosis.ResultsResults suggested that the assessment tools currently described in the literature target both cognition and motor behaviors. These assessments were conducted using a variety of technological platforms, including telemedicine, wearables/sensors, the web, virtual reality, serious games, robots, and computer applications/software.DiscussionAlthough it is evident that there is growing interest in the design of digital assessment tools, research involving tools with the potential for widespread deployment is still in the early stages of development. As these and other tools are developed and evaluated, it is critical that researchers engage patients and key stakeholders early in the design process.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2024.1440701/fullADHDassessmentdigital healthcomputertechnologyattention |
| spellingShingle | Franceli L. Cibrian Elissa M. Monteiro Elissa M. Monteiro Kimberley D. Lakes Digital assessments for children and adolescents with ADHD: a scoping review Frontiers in Digital Health ADHD assessment digital health computer technology attention |
| title | Digital assessments for children and adolescents with ADHD: a scoping review |
| title_full | Digital assessments for children and adolescents with ADHD: a scoping review |
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| title_short | Digital assessments for children and adolescents with ADHD: a scoping review |
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