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  • Digital health intervention...
    Pandian, Gautam SD Balasubramania; Jain, Ankit; Raza, Qasim; Sahu, Kamal Kant

    Psychiatry research, March 2021, 2021-Mar, 2021-03-00, 20210301, Letnik: 297
    Journal Article

    •Digital health interventions have brought a new insight to the treatment of patients suffering with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.•Long term impact of Digital health interventions is yet to be established and need mulitcentric prospective studies.•The generalisibilty and affordibilty of these interventions especially in developing countries could be challenging. The objective of this study is to compare game-based digital therapeutic device and other DHI like (smartphone apps, wearable technologies) for ADHD with the current pharmacological and behavior therapy. The FDA has approved a game-based digital therapeutic device - EndeavorRx, for the treatment of ADHD in pediatric patients belonging to the age group of 8-12 years old. This has been primarily recommended for the treatment of inattentive or combined-type ADHD who have demonstrated an attention issue. This is the first game-based therapeutic device to be approved by the FDA for any type of condition. According to the FDA, this has been shown to improve attention which is measured by computer-based testing. Objective: The objective of this study is to compare a game-based digital therapeutic device and other DHI (smartphone apps, wearable technologies) with the current pharmacological and behavior therapy used in the treatment of ADHD.