A System to Support Regional Screening Programs to Identify School-age Children at Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Autor: E. Plasencia, A. Echemendía, G. Pujols, V. Reigosa-Crespo, E. Eimil, Antonio García Álvarez, E. Santos-Febles, K. García-Liashenko
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: IFMBE Proceedings ISBN: 9783319193861
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19387-8_358
Popis: This paper describes a system to support regional screening programs to identify school-age children (6 to 12 years old) that are at risk of a neurodevelopmental disorders. The screening method is based on research carried out at the Cuban Neuroscience Center. The system is a combination of an Android application for a Tablet and a Web application. The Android app enables easy and quick exploration of learning and behavior disorders, hearing impairment, parental care and certain clinical health parameters. All the information is provided by teacher reports or direct measuring on the child. The Web application manages the screening program and organizes it by geographical regions, allowing adaptations to the local educational system. The user’s access is role-based and depends on the job function and the regions assigned to the user. The Web application was developed using the PHP framework Symfony2 and stores data using a relational MySQL database. The data exchange between both applications is implemented via download and upload XML file, thereby allowing the Android app to work offline in order to use it in sites with limited communication infrastructures. The system can gather, store, access and analyze data to aid in decision-making. The system will clarify the need of referral for early intervention services and/or other evaluations. It will also enable longitudinal follow-up neurodevelopmental studies in large samples of children.
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