Outputs (21)

Safety, Feasibility, and Tolerability of Ten Days of At-Home, Remotely Supervised tDCS During Gamified Attention Training in Children with Acquired Brain Injury: An Open-Label, Dose-Controlled Pilot Trial (2025)
Journal Article
Stein, A., Riddle, J., Caulfield, K. A., Dux, P. E., Friehs, M. A., Schroeder, P. A., Craven, M. P., Groom, M. J., Iyer, K. K., & Barlow, K. M. (2025). Safety, Feasibility, and Tolerability of Ten Days of At-Home, Remotely Supervised tDCS During Gamified Attention Training in Children with Acquired Brain Injury: An Open-Label, Dose-Controlled Pilot Trial. Brain Sciences, 15(6), Article 561. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15060561

Background/Objectives: Chronic attention problems occur in approximately 25% of children after acquired brain injury (ABI). When delivered daily, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may improve attention; however, access to daily in-clinic... Read More about Safety, Feasibility, and Tolerability of Ten Days of At-Home, Remotely Supervised tDCS During Gamified Attention Training in Children with Acquired Brain Injury: An Open-Label, Dose-Controlled Pilot Trial.

A 10-week remote monitoring study of sleep features and their variability in individuals with and without ADHD (2025)
Journal Article
Denyer, H., Carr, E., Deng, Q., Asherson, P., Bilbow, A., Folarin, A., Groom, M. J., Hollis, C., Sankesara, H., Dobson, R. J., & Kuntsi, J. (2025). A 10-week remote monitoring study of sleep features and their variability in individuals with and without ADHD. BMC Psychiatry, 25, Article 294. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06729-z

Background
People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often report disturbed sleep, as well as co-occurring symptoms of anxiety and depression. Yet studies employing objective assessments often do not show as many sleep disturbances... Read More about A 10-week remote monitoring study of sleep features and their variability in individuals with and without ADHD.

The Impact of Motivation on Sustained Attention in Very Preterm and Term-born Children: An ERP Study (2025)
Journal Article
Retzler, J., Groom, M. J., Johnson, S., & Cragg, L. (2025). The Impact of Motivation on Sustained Attention in Very Preterm and Term-born Children: An ERP Study. Journal of Attention Disorders, 29(7), 569-588. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547251313888

Objective:
To compare the effect of motivational features on sustained attention in children born very preterm and at term.

Method:
EEG was recorded while 34 8-to-11-year-old children born very preterm and 34 term-born peers completed two varian... Read More about The Impact of Motivation on Sustained Attention in Very Preterm and Term-born Children: An ERP Study.

Oculomotor Function in Children and Adolescents with Autism, ADHD or Co-occurring Autism and ADHD (2025)
Journal Article
Forbes, E. J., Tiego, J., Langmead, J., Unruh, K. E., Mosconi, M. W., Finlay, A., Kallady, K., Maclachlan, L., Moses, M., Cappel, K., Knott, R., Chau, T., Sindhu, V. P. M., Bellato, A., Groom, M. J., Kerestes, R., Bellgrove, M. A., & Johnson, B. P. (2025). Oculomotor Function in Children and Adolescents with Autism, ADHD or Co-occurring Autism and ADHD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06718-3

Oculomotor characteristics, including accuracy, timing, and sensorimotor processing, are considered sensitive intermediate phenotypes for understanding the etiology of neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism and ADHD. Oculomotor characteristics... Read More about Oculomotor Function in Children and Adolescents with Autism, ADHD or Co-occurring Autism and ADHD.

Systematic review—understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by healthcare professionals in providing care for tics: a mixed methods systematic review of clinical knowledge, attitudes, and practices (2024)
Journal Article
Parker, A., French, B., Groom, M. J., & Hall, C. L. (2024). Systematic review—understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by healthcare professionals in providing care for tics: a mixed methods systematic review of clinical knowledge, attitudes, and practices. BMC Medical Education, 24, Article 1403. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06369-z

Tic disorders (TDs) have a prevalence of approximately 1%, and while various therapies have demonstrated effectiveness, people with tics and their families report a lack of understanding by healthcare professionals (HCPs). This systematic review incl... Read More about Systematic review—understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by healthcare professionals in providing care for tics: a mixed methods systematic review of clinical knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

Commentary: Using QbTest for monitoring pharmacological treatment response in ADHD – are we there yet? (2024)
Journal Article
Bellato, A., Parlatini, V., Groom, M. J., Hall, C. L., Hollis, C., Simonoff, E., Thapar, A., & Cortese, S. (2025). Commentary: Using QbTest for monitoring pharmacological treatment response in ADHD – are we there yet?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66(2), 266-270. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14071

Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) exhibit varied responses to pharmacological treatments (e.g. stimulants and non-stimulants). Accurately and promptly detecting treatment-related improvements, response failure, or deter... Read More about Commentary: Using QbTest for monitoring pharmacological treatment response in ADHD – are we there yet?.

A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, S. S., McKenzie, C., Thomson, L., Ingall, B.-R., Groom, M. J., McGlennon, N., Dines-Allen, M., & Hall, C. L. (2024). A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), Article 1201. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11693-7

Background: QbTest is a commercially available, computerised test of attention, impulsivity, and activity designed to assist with the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Health Innovation East Midlands (formerly East Midland... Read More about A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach.

Policy Brief: Access to care for neurodiversity - ADHD and Tourette Syndrome (2024)
Report
French, B., & Groom, M. (2024). Policy Brief: Access to care for neurodiversity - ADHD and Tourette Syndrome. University of Nottingham

Around 15-20% of the population is neurodivergent. Despite this, access to diagnoses and care for neurodivergent people is problematic and there is inconsistent support across the UK.

Research at the University of Nottingham focuses on the impor... Read More about Policy Brief: Access to care for neurodiversity - ADHD and Tourette Syndrome.

The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review (2024)
Journal Article
French, B., Nalbant, G., Wright, H., Sayal, K., Daley, D., Groom, M. J., Cassidy, S., & Hall, C. L. (2024). The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, Article 1343314. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1343314

Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects up to 5% of the population and is characterised by symptoms of impulsivity, hyperactivity and inattention. These symptoms are significantly impairing and carry additional risks for... Read More about The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review.

Associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cognitive function, self-control, and resilience in young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (2024)
Journal Article
Sibbick, E., Boat, R., Sarkar, M., Johnston, J. P., Groom, M., Williams, R. A., Dring, K. J., Sun, F.-H., & Cooper, S. B. (2024). Associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cognitive function, self-control, and resilience in young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Advanced Exercise and Health Science, 1(1), 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aehs.2024.01.003

The aim of the present study was to investigate if physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness influence cognition, self-control, and resilience in young people with ADHD. Fifty-four children with ADHD (12.8 ± 1.4 y) completed questionnaires to a... Read More about Associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cognitive function, self-control, and resilience in young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.