"A one-stop shop": Real-world use and app-users' experiences of a psychoeducational smartphone app for adults with ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Smartphone apps have the potential to be accessible tools to provide psychoeducation for adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The Adult ADHD App aims to provide psychoeducation about ADHD and supports available in Ireland. The present study aimed to investigate acceptability and user engagement of the Adult ADHD App by auditing real-world use data and gaining qualitative feedback from app users.

Methods

App analytical data was audited from the Google Analytics platform. Fourteen app-users, nine of whom identified as women and five as men, with an age range of 26-65 (M = 40.29, SD = 11.14), participated in semi-structured interviews. Reflexive thematic analysis was employed to develop themes on app-users' experiences.

Results

SUBMITTER: Seery C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11847728 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature