Maximising mobile health tech for ADHD care
MobiHealth News June 20, 2024
A new mobile app encourages adults with ADHD to be more proactive in managing their condition.
Researchers at Flinders University have introduced a mobile application that helps persons with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to self-manage their condition.
Developed by their partner, Adelaide-based digital health company goAct, the prototype app provides short targeted questions at random times, psychoeducation tools, and treatment advice.
A companion clinical dashboard allows care teams to track their patient’s conditions in near real-time and evaluate them across eight domains: impulsivity or hyperactivity, focus, anxiety, stress, mood, sleep and energy, confidence and relationships.
WHY IT MATTERS
In a study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the research team tested their mobile...