Changing family practices with assistive technology: MOBERO improves morning and bedtime routines for children with ADHD

Tobias Sonne; Jörg Müller; Paul Marshall; Carsten Obel; Kai Grønbæk

doi:10.1145/2858036.2858157

Changing family practices with assistive technology: MOBERO improves morning and bedtime routines for children with ADHD

Tobias Sonne, Jörg Müller, Paul Marshall, Carsten Obel, Kai Grønbæk

Department of Computer Science

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI 2016 - Proceedings, 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	152-164
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450333627
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2858036.2858157
Publication status	Published - 7 May 2016
Event	34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2016: chi4good - San Jose, United States Duration: 7 May 2016 → 12 May 2016 Conference number: 34 https://chi2016.acm.org/wp/

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Conference	34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2016
Abbreviated title	CHI 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose
Period	7/05/16 → 12/05/16
Other	For those who are finding out about CHI – pronounced kai – for the first time, CHI is a place to see, discuss and learn about the future of how people interact with technology. At any minute you might experience a new gesture interface for tablets, learn how developing countries use mobile phones for maternal health, play soccer against someone 3000 miles away, or debate the future of online education. You’ll meet with top researchers from universities, corporations and startups from across the world, as well as the brightest student scientists, designers, and researchers. It’s a place to find your community, to talk about your toughest problems, and to find your next job.
Internet address	https://chi2016.acm.org/wp/

Keywords

ADHD
Assistive technology
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Behavior change
Children
Mental health
Mobile
Routines
Sleep

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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 CHI 2016 - Proceedings, 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 152-164). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/2858036.2858157

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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 CHI 2016 - Proceedings, 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 152-164, 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2016, San Jose, California, United States, 7/05/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/2858036.2858157

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CHI 2016 - Proceedings, 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2016. p. 152-164.

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