TY - GEN
T1 - How is the quality of life of patients with cerebral palsy improved? Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of a communication and learning assistance system based on ICTs
AU - Berrezueta-Guzman, Jonnathan
AU - Robles-Bykbaev, Vladimir
AU - Serpa-Andrade, Luis
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - The Organization of American States (OAS) reports that Ecuador has the third highest rate of citizens with disabilities in America, approaching a level of about 12.8%. INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos) publish data that coincide with that provided by the OAS and show that in this group of disabled citizens, the most significant disability in Ecuadorian children is Cerebral Palsy (CP). ICT (Information and Communications Technology, or Technologies) directed their development programs to create devices and systems that focus on offering a new way to support the necessities of children with CP. This paper presents the results of a study conducted over a year and a half that concerned the feasibility of implementing a didactic transmitter (that combines an electronic device with a smart app developed for Smartphones) on very young patients with spasticity in a Cerebral Palsy Institute. Additionally, we discuss results about possible improvements in the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy.
AB - The Organization of American States (OAS) reports that Ecuador has the third highest rate of citizens with disabilities in America, approaching a level of about 12.8%. INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos) publish data that coincide with that provided by the OAS and show that in this group of disabled citizens, the most significant disability in Ecuadorian children is Cerebral Palsy (CP). ICT (Information and Communications Technology, or Technologies) directed their development programs to create devices and systems that focus on offering a new way to support the necessities of children with CP. This paper presents the results of a study conducted over a year and a half that concerned the feasibility of implementing a didactic transmitter (that combines an electronic device with a smart app developed for Smartphones) on very young patients with spasticity in a Cerebral Palsy Institute. Additionally, we discuss results about possible improvements in the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy.
KW - Android OS
KW - Children with cerebral palsies
KW - Embedded system
KW - Learning process
KW - Mobile applications
KW - Neurological problems
KW - Social impact
KW - World population
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-60486-2_7
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-60486-2_7
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783319604855
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 81
EP - 73
BT - How is the quality of life of patients with cerebral palsy improved? Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of a communication and learning assistance system based on ICTs
A2 - Cellary, Wojciech
A2 - Freund, Louis E.
T2 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Y2 - 1 January 2015
ER -