User-centred usability of a virtual reality tool for assessing instrumental activities of daily living in children and adolescents with ADHD.
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the usability of a virtual reality-based ecological assessment tool, SmartAction-VR, from the perspective of children and adolescents. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study included 72 participants (36 children and adolescents with ADHD and 36 neurotypi...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 2114 - 2124 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2026
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