TY - JOUR
KW - Adult ADHD
KW - Mobile app
KW - Digital health
KW - mHealth applications
KW - Medical technology
KW - RCT
KW - Psychoeducation
KW - smartphone
KW - Group psychotherapy
AU - Benjamin Selaskowski
AU - Maria Steffens
AU - Marcel Schulze
AU - Meike Lingen
AU - Behrem Aslan
AU - Helena Rosen
AU - Kyra Kannen
AU - Annika Wiebe
AU - Torben Wallbaum
AU - Susanne Boll
AU - Silke Lux
AU - Alexandra Philipsen
AU - Niclas Braun
AB - Psychoeducation is generally recommended in the treatment of adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but only few studies have systematically assessed the effects of structured clinical psychoeducation. Moreover, although a considerable number of psychoeducational mobile applications exist, none have provided scientific evidence for their effectiveness or safety. Therefore, the present randomized controlled trial investigated a newly developed, free-to-use psychoeducation app for adults with ADHD as a support to a clinical psychoeducation group. 236 adults with ADHD were contacted for study participation, of whom 60 were finally randomized to a psychoeducation group supported either by our developed smartphone app (n = 30) or by traditional pen-and-paper brochures (n = 30). Psychoeducation treatments were conducted in groups of 10, with 8 weekly one-hour sessions between March 2019 and November 2020. Observer-rated ADHD symptom severity (IDA-R interview) was examined as the primary outcome parameter before and after treatment. Across both interventions, ADHD core symptoms were significantly reduced. Notably, the smartphone-assisted psychoeducation was significantly more effective in improving inattention and impulsivity and led to higher homework compliance than the brochure-assisted psychoeducation. No adverse events were reported.
BT - Psychiatry Research
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114802
N2 - Psychoeducation is generally recommended in the treatment of adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but only few studies have systematically assessed the effects of structured clinical psychoeducation. Moreover, although a considerable number of psychoeducational mobile applications exist, none have provided scientific evidence for their effectiveness or safety. Therefore, the present randomized controlled trial investigated a newly developed, free-to-use psychoeducation app for adults with ADHD as a support to a clinical psychoeducation group. 236 adults with ADHD were contacted for study participation, of whom 60 were finally randomized to a psychoeducation group supported either by our developed smartphone app (n = 30) or by traditional pen-and-paper brochures (n = 30). Psychoeducation treatments were conducted in groups of 10, with 8 weekly one-hour sessions between March 2019 and November 2020. Observer-rated ADHD symptom severity (IDA-R interview) was examined as the primary outcome parameter before and after treatment. Across both interventions, ADHD core symptoms were significantly reduced. Notably, the smartphone-assisted psychoeducation was significantly more effective in improving inattention and impulsivity and led to higher homework compliance than the brochure-assisted psychoeducation. No adverse events were reported.
PY - 2022
EP - 114802
T2 - Psychiatry Research
TI - Smartphone-assisted Psychoeducation in Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178122003961
SN - 0165-1781
ER -