Bartlett Georgina, Frings Daniel, Chaplin Eddie
School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, England.
Institute of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, England.
PLOS Digit Health. 2024 Jul 29;3(7):e0000555. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000555. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children. Amongst adults, it is often underdiagnosed and associated with comorbidities including anxiety. This study presents a trial evaluating the efficacy of Doppel, a wrist-worn wearable that provides vibrations linked to one's heart rate to improve symptoms of anxiety and poor focus amongst young adults with ADHD. Young adults (aged 18-25) used either an active or comparator Doppel for 8 weeks, completing measures of anxiety and focus at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks. Participants in both groups experienced a reduction in anxiety and an increase in focus across the trial duration. No superiority for vibrations linked to one's heart rate was found. Whilst the current study cannot determine a specific mechanism of action, the findings provide some promising initial evidence as to the potential for direct-to-consumer digital health products to be useful in symptom management amongst young adults with ADHD.
注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）是儿童中最常被诊断出的精神疾病。在成年人中，它常常被漏诊，且与包括焦虑症在内的合并症有关。本研究展示了一项试验，评估了Doppel（一种腕戴式可穿戴设备）的疗效，该设备能提供与心率相关的震动，以改善患有ADHD的年轻人的焦虑症状和注意力不集中的情况。年轻成年人（年龄在18至25岁之间）使用主动型或对照型Doppel达8周，在基线、4周和8周时完成焦虑和注意力的测量。在整个试验期间，两组参与者的焦虑症状均有所减轻，注意力有所提高。未发现与心率相关的震动具有优势。虽然目前的研究无法确定具体的作用机制，但这些发现为直接面向消费者的数字健康产品在患有ADHD的年轻成年人的症状管理中发挥作用的潜力提供了一些有前景的初步证据。
