Software para la conectividad de la consuta provincial del neurodesarrollo infantil y la discapacidad en Santiago de Cuba / Software for connectivity of the medical consultation for infant neuro-development and handicap in Santiago de Cuba

El presente trabajo aborda los primeros pasos hacia la conexión informática de las entidades que conforman la Consulta Provincial del Neurodesarrollo Infantil y la Discapacidad (CPNDI) en Santiago de Cuba. Se propone un sistema basado en tecnología Web para su uso en infraestructuras de comunicación limitadas como ocurre en zonas rurales, desarrollado en colaboración con la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas de Dus-seldorf y la Univ. Benemérita de Puebla, México. El sistema se basa en el acoplamiento de un sistema de gestión de pacientes con acceso a equipos médicos ambulatorios con un sistema de asistencia especializada orientado al tratamiento de pacientes vía un navegador de internet. La combinación efectiva de aplicaciones web remotas y locales facilita una integración efectiva del equipamiento médico ambulatorio requerido en el sitio remoto donde se encuentra el paciente con el sistema de asistencia especializada donde se encuentran los doctores y especialistas todo a través de tecnología web(AU)

In this paper are discussed, the first steps for a telemedicine network which connects the units and places within the Medical Consultation for Infant Neurodevelopment and Handicap (CPNDI) in Santiago de Cuba. A web-based system for use to connect sites within the CPNDI structure and to access rural areas with limited communication infrastructures is finally proposed. The system consists of a patient management system and a medical device system that are available to the doctor and the patient-side assistant during treatment via an Internet browser. The combination of local and remote web applications enables a seamless integration of the medical devices required at the patient's location into the doctor's remote station based on browser technology(AU)

Effect of maternal job strain during pregnancy on infant neurodevelopment by gender at 6 and 12 months: Mothers and Children's Environmental Health (MOCEH) study

OBJECTIVES: Limited evidence is available regarding the association between prenatal job strain and infant neurodevelopment. Most studies used stress indicators other than job strain to explain the relationship between prenatal maternal stress and child development. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between maternal job strain during pregnancy and neurodevelopment in infancy. METHODS: Mothers and Children's Environmental Health (MOCEH) study, an on-going prospective birth cohort study, has been conducted in South Korea since 2006. Job strain during pregnancy was measured using Korean version of Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ). Infant neurodevelopment was assessed using Korean Bayley Scale of Infant Development II (K-BSID-II) at 6 and 12 months of age. A total of 343 mother-child pairs that completed JCQ and K-BSID-II more than once were included. Mental Developmental Index (MDI) and Psychomotor Developmental Index (PDI) defined in the K-BSID-II were used as outcome variables. RESULTS: Compared to infants from mothers with low job strain, significant (p < 0.05) decreases in PDI were found in infants from mothers with active and passive job at 6 months of age. After stratification by infant sex, boys in the high strain group had a lower MDI score than boys in the low job strain group at 12 months. On the other hand, girls in the high strain and active groups had higher MDI scores than girls in the low job strain group at 12 months. PDI at 12 months also showed different results by sex. Boys in the high strain and passive job groups had lower PDI scores than boys in the low job strain group. However, such difference was not observed in girls. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggest that prenatal job strain affects infant neurodevelopment in a gender-dependent manner.