title: Ubiquitous and ambient-assisted living eHealth platforms for Down's syndrome and palliative care in the Republic of Panama: A systematic review.
abstract: In this work, the authors present two eHealth platforms that are examples of how health systems are migrating from client-server architecture to the web-based and ubiquitous paradigm. These two platforms were modeled, designed, developed and implemented with positive results. First, using ambient-assisted living and ubiquitous computing, the authors enhance how palliative care is being provided to the elderly patients and patients with terminal illness, making the work of doctors, nurses and other health actors easier. Second, applying machine learning methods and a data-centered, ubiquitous, patient's results' repository, the authors intent to improve the Down's syndrome risk estimation process with more accurate predictions based on local woman patients' parameters. These two eHealth platforms can improve the quality of life, not only physically but also psychologically, of the patients and their families in the country of Panama.
authors: Technological University of Panama, Panama.
authors: Juan Jose
authors: JJ
authors: Saldaña Barrios
authors: Technological University of Panama, Panama.
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Mendoza
authors: Technological University of Panama, Panama.
authors: Edgardo
authors: E
authors: Pitti
authors: Technological University of Panama, Panama.
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: Vargas
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010176:Panama; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D064878:Web Browser
keywords: Down’s syndrome; ambient-assisted living; eHealth; palliative care; ubiquitous computing