Feasibility of “DiverAcción”: A Web-Based Telerehabilitation System for Executive Functions Training in Children and Adolescents with ADHD—Longitudinal Study Protocol

<b>Background</b>: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with executive function deficits-such as planning, organization, and prospective memory-that impair autonomy and daily functioning, increase family stress, and create challenges in educational contexts. These consequences underscore the need for accessible and ecologically valid interventions addressing the cognitive, familial, and educational dimensions. Traditional approaches often lack ecological validity, and pharmacological treatment shows a limited impact on functional cognition. <b>Objectives</b>: This protocol outlines a feasibility study of DiverAcción, a web-based telerehabilitation system designed to enhance functional cognition through interactive and gamified tasks integrated into a comprehensive healthcare programme. <b>Methods</b>: A quasi-experimental feasibility study before and after the study will recruit 30 participants aged 9 to 17 years with ADHD. The study comprises an initial face-to-face session for instructions and baseline assessment (T0), followed by twelve supervised online sessions over six weeks. Therapeutic support is provided via integrated chat, email, and two scheduled videoconference check-ins. <b>Feasibility Outcomes</b>: include recruitment, adherence, retention, usability (SUS), acceptability (TAM), satisfaction, user-friendly design, therapeutic alliance (WAI-I), and professionals' attitudes toward technology (e-TAP-T). <b>Exploratory Measures</b>: include parental self-efficacy (BPSES), parenting stress (PSI-4-SF), ADHD symptomatology (SNAP-IV), executive functioning (BRIEF-2), time management (Time-S), emotional regulation (ERQ-CA), prospective memory (PRMQ-C), and health-related quality of life (KIDSCREEN-52). Analyses emphasize descriptive statistics for feasibility metrics (recruitment, adherence, retention, dropout and fidelity). Assessments are conducted post-intervention (T1) and at three-month follow-up (T2) and analyzed relative to baseline using repeated-measures ANOVA or Friedman tests, depending on data distribution. <b>Conclusions:</b> This feasibility protocol will provide preliminary evidence on the usability, acceptability, and implementation of DiverAcción. Findings will guide refinements and inform the design of a subsequent randomized controlled trial.

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2026-01-27
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Feasibility of “DiverAcción”: A Web-Based Telerehabilitation System for Executive Functions Training in Children and Adolescents with ADHD—Longitudinal Study Protocol

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Feasibility of “DiverAcción”: A Web-Based Telerehabilitation System for Executive Functions Training in Children and Adolescents with ADHD—Longitudinal Study Protocol

José-Matías Triviño-Juárez, Esther Molina-Torres, Miguel Gea-Mejías, Dulce Romero-Ayuso, Carmen Vidal-Ramírez, María del Carmen Rodríguez-Martínez, Marina Rivas-García, José-Antonio Marín-Marín, Abel Toledano-González
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<b>Background</b>: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with executive function deficits-such as planning, organization, and prospective memory-that impair autonomy and daily functioning, increase family stress, and create challenges in educational contexts. These consequences underscore the need for accessible and ecologically valid interventions addressing the cognitive, familial, and educational dimensions. Traditional approaches often lack ecological validity, and pharmacological treatment shows a limited impact on functional cognition. <b>Objectives</b>: This protocol outlines a feasibility study of DiverAcción, a web-based telerehabilitation system designed to enhance functional cognition through interactive and gamified tasks integrated into a comprehensive healthcare programme. <b>Methods</b>: A quasi-experimental feasibility study before and after the study will recruit 30 participants aged 9 to 17 years with ADHD. The study comprises an initial face-to-face session for instructions and baseline assessment (T0), followed by twelve supervised online sessions over six weeks. Therapeutic support is provided via integrated chat, email, and two scheduled videoconference check-ins. <b>Feasibility Outcomes</b>: include recruitment, adherence, retention, usability (SUS), acceptability (TAM), satisfaction, user-friendly design, therapeutic alliance (WAI-I), and professionals' attitudes toward technology (e-TAP-T). <b>Exploratory Measures</b>: include parental self-efficacy (BPSES), parenting stress (PSI-4-SF), ADHD symptomatology (SNAP-IV), executive functioning (BRIEF-2), time management (Time-S), emotional regulation (ERQ-CA), prospective memory (PRMQ-C), and health-related quality of life (KIDSCREEN-52). Analyses emphasize descriptive statistics for feasibility metrics (recruitment, adherence, retention, dropout and fidelity). Assessments are conducted post-intervention (T1) and at three-month follow-up (T2) and analyzed relative to baseline using repeated-measures ANOVA or Friedman tests, depending on data distribution. <b>Conclusions:</b> This feasibility protocol will provide preliminary evidence on the usability, acceptability, and implementation of DiverAcción. Findings will guide refinements and inform the design of a subsequent randomized controlled trial.

HealthcareVol. 14(3)
Universidad de Granada (ES), Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ES), Universidad de Málaga (ES)
Openalex Percentile: Top 77%
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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