The aim of this study was to describe occupational therapists’ experience of prescribing cognitive assistive technology for adults with ADHD. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight occupational therapists who worked in a region in central Sweden. A qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data and resulted in four categories; Interview the client regarding their daily activities to assess their needs of cognitive assistive technology, the importance of adapting strategies based on the client’s abilities, the importance of client participation and individualized routines to follow-up cognitive assistive technology. The results showed that occupational therapists used different approaches to assess the client's daily activities prior to prescribing cognitive assistive technology. An important approach was to customize strategies based on the client's prerequisites and to promote its motivation and participation. Furthermore, the result showed that prescribing cognitive assistive technology is a time-consuming process.

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Ungdomar med ADHD kämpar inte bara med tonårsproblem utan har också kognitiva nedsättningar som kan påverka utförandet av vardagliga aktiviteter. Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva svenska arbetsterapeuters erfarenheter av kognitiva hjälpmedel som intervention för ungdomar med ADHD i åldern 13–18 år. Den metod som användes var av kvalitativ design där semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med tio arbetsterapeuter verksamma i norra Sverige. Kvalitativ innehållsanalys användes för att analysera, koda och kategorisera insamlad data. I resultatet av analysen framkom vikten av ungdomens motivation och engagemang samt att stöd och samarbete med nätverket runt om var centralt för att interventioner med kognitiva hjälpmedel skulle lyckas. Arbetsterapeuten behövde skapa sig en bild av ungdomens situation och utveckla ett gott samarbetsklimat för att sedan genom små förändringar nå en fungerande vardag. Genom att använda kognitiva hjälpmedel i samband med strategier och rutiner kunde ungdomen få en ökad självständighet och delaktighet i dagliga aktiviteter. Slutsatser som kunde dras utifrån resultatet var att arbetsterapeuters arbete med ungdomar med ADHD är komplext och påverkas av flera olika komponenter. Enbart kognitiva hjälpmedel löser inte de utmaningar ungdomarna har i vardagen utan det behövs även inlärning av nya strategier och rutiner. / Adolescents with ADHD do not only struggle with teenage problems but they also have cognitive impairments which can affect the performance of daily activities. The aim of this study was to describe occupational therapists experiences of cognitive assistive technology as intervention for adolescents with ADHD between ages 13-18 years. As method a qualitative study with semi- structured interviews were conducted with ten occupational therapists working in northern Sweden. A qualitative content analysis was used to analyze, code and categorize collected data. The result of the analysis showed that the motivation and engagement of the adolescents, together with the support and teamwork within the surrounding network, were important and central aspects for interventions with cognitive assistive technology to be successful. The occupational therapist needed to create a picture of the adolescents situation and develop a cooperation to be able to with small changes reach a functioning everyday life. Through the use of cognitive assistive technology together with strategies and routines the adolescent was able to reach an increased independence and participation in daily activities. Conclusions that could be made from the result showed that occupational therapy work with adolescents with ADHD is complex and affected by multiple components. Cognitive assistive technology alone does not solve the everyday-challenges these adolescents meet as there is also need for learning of new strategies and routines.