Sonne, T;
Müller, J;
Marshall, P;
Obel, C;
Grønbæk, K;
(2016)
Changing Family Practices with Assistive Technology: MOBERO Improves Morning and Bedtime Routines for Children with ADHD.
In: Kaye, J and Druin, A and Lampe, C and Morris, D and Hourcade, JP, (eds.)
CHI '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
(pp. pp. 152-164).
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): New York, NY, USA.
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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.
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