Designing and evaluating the children's developmental motor disorders system: an experience from a developing country

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Pediatric Neurology
• Software Engineering

Background:

• Developmental disorders pose a significant health challenge, particularly for children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
• Effective monitoring and management systems are crucial for addressing the prevalence of these disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop an electronic registry system tailored for children's developmental motor disorders.
• To create a scalable and user-friendly platform for data management and research.

Main Methods:

• The study involved a three-phase approach from 2019-2020, including requirements gathering, system design using ASP.NET and C#, and usability evaluation.
• UML diagrams were utilized for system design, and the system was developed on the .NET 4.5 framework.
• System usability was assessed from the end-user perspective.

Main Results:

• A functional web-based electronic registry system was successfully developed, including defined system requirements and a conceptual model.
• The system established a secure client-server connection via IP/TCP protocol within a university network.
• End-user evaluation demonstrated high acceptance, with an agreement rate of 87.14%.

Conclusions:

• The developed electronic registry system can serve as a foundational model for similar systems in other countries addressing children's developmental movement disorders.
• This system provides a valuable platform for ongoing research and enhanced clinical management of these conditions.