Analysis of the Development of an Expert System for the Control and Treatment of Emotional Disorders in University Students.

The mental health of university students is an important topic that requires attention. Stress, anxiety, and depression are increasingly common and directly affect their academic, social, and professional development. A prototype of a responsive web application is proposed that applies artificial in...

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Main Authors: Mejia Medina, Saray, Bohórquez Mejía, Maria Isabel, Ramírez Montero, Luisa María
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Tecnológico de Antioquia - Institución Universitaria 2024
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Online Access:https://ojs.tdea.edu.co/index.php/cuadernoactiva/article/view/1324
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Summary:The mental health of university students is an important topic that requires attention. Stress, anxiety, and depression are increasingly common and directly affect their academic, social, and professional development. A prototype of a responsive web application is proposed that applies artificial intelligence and ICTs to improve the control and treatment of these disorders through an expert system, seeking to improve mental health in higher education institutions. To achieve this objective, different programming languages such as Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and libraries such as Experta and Flask have been used. This expert system called SAMI identifies students at higher risk of emotional disorders and provides emotional control recommendations based on the test result, and suggests specialized consultation if required. As a result, a statistical analysis was obtained that allowed understanding the number of students who are possibly affected by a disorder, enabling executives to have a general idea of the mental health status of students and, accordingly, to take necessary measures or innovative strategies to combat this problem. The prototype test was conducted with 21 9th-semester Systems Engineering students, who were sent a satisfaction survey at the end to identify how useful SAMI was, and most of the responses were positive. La salud mental de los estudiantes universitarios es un tema importante que requiere atención. El estrés, la ansiedad y la depresión son cada vez más comunes y afectan directamente su desarrollo académico, social y laboral. Se propone un prototipo de una aplicación web con diseño responsive que aplica la inteligencia artificial y las TIC para mejorar el control y tratamiento de estos trastornos a través de un sistema experto, buscando con esto el mejoramiento de la salud mental en las instituciones de educación superior. Para lograr este objetivo, se han utilizado diferentes lenguajes de programación como Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript y librerías como Experta y Flask. Este ...