The high prevalence of children with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Indonesia has become a concern for nursing because ADHD might emerge as neurological developmental problems if not treated early through appropriate intervention. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of web-based play therapy on the emotional, behavioural and social development of school-age children with ADHD. This study employs a quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design with purposive sampling technique, and 126 children with ADHD (patients at a psychiatric hospital in Indonesia) as participants. The results show that play therapy is an effective intervention for the emotional, behavioural and social development of school-age children with ADHD (p = 0.048, p = 0.030, p = 0.030; α= 0.05). This study is recommended as a reference for optimising nursing care for children with ADHD using information technology in the form of web-based play therapy designed in line with the fundamentals of intervention for children with ADHD, using attractive features and flexible access.
This study aims to analyze the benefits of digital-based interventions in influencing the function of attention and self-regulation in children with ADHD. The method used is a systematic review through the search for articles adapted to the formulation of research questions with the PICO formula in the Proquest, ScienceDirect and Scopus databases. The results showed that digital interventions based on the web, cellular and virtual reality applications designed according to the therapy requirements of ADHD children in the form of structured games, short stories, animated videos, scheduling and daily activity notes with several assignments to be completed were able to effectively increase attention/attention and improve self-regulatory behavior (emotions, planning and organizing) children with ADHD. In conclusion, intervention with digital therapy proved effective in increasing attention/attention and self-regulatory behavior in ADHD children.
Keywords: ADHD, Attention, Digital Intervention, Self Regulation
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