Developing mhealth remote monitoring technology for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A qualitative study eliciting user priorities and needs

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Simons, Lucy ^a   Valentine, Althea Z ^a   Falconer, Caroline J ^a   Groom, Madeleine ^b   Daley, David,phd ^b   Craven, Michael P ^a   Young, Zoe ^a   Hall, Charlotte ^a   Hollis, Chris ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; eMental Health; Feasibility testing; Mental health services; mHealth; Qualitative methods; Remote monitoring technology; User requirements

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012043027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.5009     Document Type: Article

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