Abstract
Families of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often report morning and bedtime routines to be stressful and frustrating. Through a design process involving domain professionals and families we designed MOBERO, a smartphone-based system that assists families in establishing healthy morning and bedtime routines with the aim to assist the child in becoming independent and lowering the parents’ frustration levels. In a two-week intervention with 13 children with ADHD and their families, MOBERO significantly improved children’s independence and reduced parents’ frustration levels. Additionally, use of MOBERO was associated with a 16.5% reduction in core ADHD symptoms and an 8.3% improvement in the child’s sleep habits, both measured by standardized questionnaires. Our study highlights the potential of assistive technologies to change the everyday practices of families of children with ADHD.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CHI 2016 - Proceedings, 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems : CHI '16 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Place of publication | New York, NY, USA |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Publication date | 7 May 2016 |
| Pages | 152-164 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4503-3362-7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 May 2016 |
| Event | ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - California, San Jose, United States Duration: 7 May 2016 → 12 May 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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| Location | California |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Jose |
| Period | 07/05/2016 → 12/05/2016 |
Keywords
- ADHD
- Assistive Technology
- Children
- Mental Health
- Mobile
- Routines
- Sleep
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- behavior change