Association Between Task Difficulty Regulation in Game-Based Digital Therapeutics and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Jun-Su Kim, Seung-Jae Kim, Gilnam Ryu, Su-Jin Jun, Jin-Yeop Park, Mun-Ju Kim, Sang Sun Han, So-Hyeon Yoo, Byeong-II Kim, Hyun-ju Lee, Jeong-Heon Song, Hyang-Sook Hoe, Stefano Brini · 2026

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Jun-Su Kim and colleagues published a 2026 analysis of a game-based therapy for children with ADHD. The therapy trains attention through play at home. Earlier work counted sessions and minutes. This analysis looked inside the gameplay itself. Difficulty adjustment during play was the focus.

Data came from a completed randomized trial. The team linked difficulty patterns to symptom changes. How games raise or lower challenge may drive benefit. Steady challenge could sustain engagement without frustration. Such process data refine digital therapy design. Regulators increasingly ask how software treatments work. This study helps answer that question with evidence.

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CREATORJun-Su Kim, Seung-Jae Kim, Gilnam Ryu, Su-Jin Jun, Jin-Yeop Park, Mun-Ju Kim, Sang Sun Han, So-Hyeon Yoo, Byeong-II Kim, Hyun-ju Lee, Jeong-Heon Song, Hyang-Sook Hoe, Stefano Brini
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE48 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13261165

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