{"id":817,"date":"2026-09-14T10:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/?page_id=817"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:01:59","slug":"the-research-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/the-research-study\/","title":{"rendered":"The Research Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"336\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-903\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/ux-indonesia-w00FkE6e8zE-unsplash-crop-1024x336.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/ux-indonesia-w00FkE6e8zE-unsplash-crop-1024x336.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/ux-indonesia-w00FkE6e8zE-unsplash-crop-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/ux-indonesia-w00FkE6e8zE-unsplash-crop-768x252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/ux-indonesia-w00FkE6e8zE-unsplash-crop-1536x504.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/ux-indonesia-w00FkE6e8zE-unsplash-crop-2048x672.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Research Study<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SmartADHD programme will work in three stages to develop and test digital tools to support young people with ADHD.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Phase 1: Co-designing solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/brooke-cagle-uHVRvDr7pg-unsplash-sq-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-841 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/brooke-cagle-uHVRvDr7pg-unsplash-sq-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/brooke-cagle-uHVRvDr7pg-unsplash-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/brooke-cagle-uHVRvDr7pg-unsplash-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/brooke-cagle-uHVRvDr7pg-unsplash-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/brooke-cagle-uHVRvDr7pg-unsplash-sq-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/brooke-cagle-uHVRvDr7pg-unsplash-sq-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We have brought together information from existing research and worked closely with young people with ADHD, families, and healthcare professionals to understand what support is needed. Together, we&#8217;ve been designing early versions of our digital tools which are now in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@brookecagle?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Brooke Cagle<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-group-of-friends-at-a-coffee-shop--uHVRvDr7pg?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Phase 2: Testing and improving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-825 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We will ask people to try out early versions of the app and tell us what works well and what could be improved. We will use interviews, questionnaires, and other feedback methods to understand how easy the app is to use and whether they meet people&#8217;s needs. This feedback will help us refine and improve the app before we test it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"height:47px;width:962px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-e5f11f62\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Phase 3: Testing in NHS settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/2284935.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-837 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/2284935.webp 256w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/09\/2284935-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Once we&#8217;ve optimised the app, we will test it in a real NHS setting. We will explore how useful, acceptable, and practical it is for young people and healthcare professionals. We will also look at whether it has the potential to improve outcomes and whether it could offer value for money. Interviews with young people and clinicians will help us understand their experiences and whether the app could be used or evaluated more widely in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Ensuring accessibility and real-world impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A dedicated equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) workstream will help ensure our interventions are accessible and inclusive for people from a wide range of background, including groups who may face barriers to accessing digital support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside this, an implementation workstream will focus on how our interventions could be integrated into healthcare services in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As the SmartADHD programme develops, we will share updates, research findings, and publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/smartadhd\/resources\/\" style=\"background-color:#003c3c\">See our resources page &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phase 1: Co-designing solutions We have brought together information from existing research and worked closely with young people with ADHD, families, and healthcare professionals to understand what support is needed. 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