READ ME File For 'An exploration of the experiences of families affected by ADHD' Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D2787 ReadMe Author: KRISTINA TODOROVA, University of Southampton ORCID ID [https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9057-0720] This dataset supports the thesis entitled "An exploration of the experiences of families affected by ADHD" AWARDED BY: Univeristy of Southampton DATE OF AWARD: September 2023 DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA For the systematic review data - excel spreadsheets were used for data extraction from the selected papers. The researcher created a table to aid the data extraction process. This document has been included in the data set. A separate sheet within the excel document contains a smaller summary table of data extracted and a table including the study demographic details. A separate excel spreadsheet was used by the second reviewer for the abstract screening phase which has also been included. The SPSS data containing first and second reviewer agreement on the abstract screening phase, as well the the SPSS output have also been included. For the empirical qualitative study, participants were interviewed over microsoft teams, interviews were transcribed by the researcher, identifyable information was removed in line with data protection and ethics approvals (ERGO ID 78252). All six interview transcripts have been included. This dataset contains: Systematic review data - second reviewer screening, second reviewer SPSS data and output, spreadsheet containing selected studies data extraction table and quality appraisal tab Empirical study data - interview transcripts for each participant (anonymised and identifyable information removed) Date of data collection: October 2022 - April 2023 Information about geographic location of data collection: Data was collected in England, UK. Date that the file was created: September, 2023