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Most ADHD rating scales were built for a clinic visit, not daily app use. This app's check-in is built on one that wasn't.

What this means for tracking: the RCT tested guided structure, not passive logging — a direction worth exploring for the app’s ADHD check-in: optional structured prompts after a logged symptom spike, rather than a blank field waiting to be filled.

Built specifically for app-based tracking

Unlike most ADHD rating scales, this 2024 instrument was designed and validated specifically for long-term, app-based self-monitoring — the same format the app itself uses.

Structured app-based support, tested in a real trial

A 2026 randomized controlled trial of 337 adults with ADHD (University of Saarland, published in Psychological Medicine) found a structured, self-guided digital app reduced ASRS-rated symptom severity significantly more than the control arm over 3 months — evidence that consistent, structured self-monitoring itself has a measurable effect, not just diagnostic value.

Common questions

Why not use an existing clinical ADHD scale?

Most were validated for a single clinic-visit snapshot, not daily self-tracking over months. The 2024 instrument the app draws on was built and validated specifically for that ongoing, app-based use case.

References
  1. Bäcker A, et al. A novel self-rating instrument designed for long-term, app-based monitoring of ADHD symptoms. Digital Health, 2024. PMC11423372
  2. D’Amelio R, et al. Effectiveness of a self-guided digital health application (attexis) in adults with ADHD: a randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine, 2026. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291726103390

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