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A Follow-up Study of a Successful Assistive Technology for Children with ADHD and Their Families

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Little research on assistive technologies for families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has investigated the long-term impact, after the assistive technology is returned to the researchers. In this paper, we report the outcomes of a follow-up study, conducted four-weeks after a field study of 13 children with ADHD and their families who used an assistive technology designed to help establish and change family practices. We show that some of the positive effects on parent frustration level and conflict level around morning and bedtime routines that we observed in the first phase of the study, continued even after the study period, when the technology was no longer available. We furthermore present insights into family practices in families of children with ADHD and how these could lead to unexpected challenges and implications related to the adoption, use, and outcome of the assistive technology.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of IDC 2016 - The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Number of pages8
Place of publicationNew York, NY, USA
Publication year21 Jun 2016
Pages400-407
ISBN (electronic)978-1-4503-4313-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2016
EventIDC '16 Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children - Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 20 Jun 201624 Jun 2016
Conference number: 15
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Conference

ConferenceIDC '16 Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Nummer15
LandUnited Kingdom
ByManchester
Periode20/06/201624/06/2016
Internetadresse

    Research areas

  • Children, Follow-up study, assistive technology, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, evaluation, family practices, sleep, study design

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