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INTRODUCCIÓN: La parálisis cerebral infantil (PCI) es una de las discapacidades más comunes del desarrollo. Gracias a la tecnología, el sector sanitario tiene la posibilidad de transformarse para ofrecer servicios más individualizados, participativos y preventivos. Dentro de este contexto de nuevas tecnologías aplicadas al sector sanitario, el fenómeno de las aplicaciones móviles o app resulta muy prometedor en la PCI. OBJETIVO: El objetivo del presente trabajo es realizar una revisión sistemática acerca de la información publicada sobre las diferentes aplicaciones móviles creadas, relacionadas directamente con la PCI o con utilidad potencial en ella, con el fin de describirlas, analizarlas y clasificarlas para su mejor conocimiento. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se llevó a cabo una búsqueda bibliográfica que incluyó artículos publicados en inglés o castellano, del año 2011 al 2017, y que presentasen, analizasen o validasen un sistema basado en una app con utilidad o diseño específico para la PCI. A su vez, se llevó a cabo una búsqueda de aplicaciones móviles en los principales mercados de aplicaciones móviles. CONCLUSIONES: Se encontraron 63 aplicaciones en bases de datos biomédicas y en mercados específicos de app, de las cuales 40 presentaban potencial utilidad en la PCI y 23 estaban diseñadas específicamente para la PCI: 11 de estas eran de carácter informativo, 3 de valoración y 9 de tratamiento. Existe un gran número de aplicaciones móviles con potencial utilidad, así como con diseño específico en el campo de la PCI. Sin embargo, pese a la cierta evidencia científica existente, la baja calidad metodológica de los artículos científicos hace que no se pueda generalizar su uso
INTRODUCTION: Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common developmental disorders. Technological development has enabled a transformation of the healthcare sector, which can offer more individualised, participatory, and preventive services. Within this context of new technology applied to the healthcare sector, mobile applications, or apps, constitute a very promising tool for the management of children with CP. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to perform a systematic review of the information published about various mobile applications either directly related to CP or with potential to be useful in the context of the disease, and to describe, analyse, and classify these applications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A literature search was carried out to gather articles published in English or Spanish between 2011 and 2017 which presented, analysed, or validated applications either specifically designed or potentially useful for CP. Furthermore, a search for mobile applications was conducted in the main mobile application markets. CONCLUSIONS: A total of 63 applications were found in biomedical databases and mobile application markets, of which 40 were potentially useful for CP and 23 were specifically designed for the condition (11 for information, 3 for evaluation, and 9 for treatment). There are numerous mobile applications either specifically designed for or with potential to be useful in the field of CP. However, despite the existing scientific evidence, the low methodological quality of scientific articles makes it impossible to generalise the use of these tools
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Humanos , Criança , Paralisia Cerebral , Aplicativos Móveis , Telemedicina , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Setor de Assistência à SaúdeRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common developmental disorders. Technological development has enabled a transformation of the healthcare sector, which can offer more individualised, participatory, and preventive services. Within this context of new technology applied to the healthcare sector, mobile applications, or apps, constitute a very promising tool for the management of children with CP. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to perform a systematic review of the information published about various mobile applications either directly related to CP or with potential to be useful in the context of the disease, and to describe, analyse, and classify these applications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A literature search was carried out to gather articles published in English or Spanish between 2011 and 2017 which presented, analysed, or validated applications either specifically designed or potentially useful for CP. Furthermore, a search for mobile applications was conducted in the main mobile application markets. CONCLUSIONS: A total of 63 applications were found in biomedical databases and mobile application markets, of which 40 were potentially useful for CP and 23 were specifically designed for the condition (11 for information, 3 for evaluation, and 9 for treatment). There are numerous mobile applications either specifically designed for or with potential to be useful in the field of CP. However, despite the existing scientific evidence, the low methodological quality of scientific articles makes it impossible to generalise the use of these tools.
