Computer Software Applicable in Rehabilitation, Cardiology and Molecular Biology

We have developed a computer program consisting of 6 subtests assessing the children hand dexterity applicable in the rehabilitation medicine. With its use a normative study on a representative sample of 285 children aged from 7 to 15 (mean age 11.3) was carried out and clinical standards for three age groups (7-9, 9-11, 12-15 years) were proposed. Statistical significance of differences among the corresponding mean values of the task time completion have been shown. We have also found a strong correlation between the task time completion and the age of the subjects, as well as we have performed the test-retest reliability checks in the sample of 135 children, giving the high values of the Pearson coefficients for the dominant and non-dominant hand in the range 0.74≤r≤0.97 and 0.62≤r≤0.93, respectively. We present also a new MATLAB-based programming tool aiming at analysis of cardiologic RR intervals and blood pressure descriptors. For each set of data, ten different parameters are extracted: 2 in time domain, 4 in frequency domain and 4 in Poincare plot analysis. In addition twelve different parameters of baroreflex sensitivity are calculated. All these data sets can be visualized in time domain together with their power spectra and Poincare plots. If available, the respiratory oscillation curves can be also plotted for comparison.