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Philippine journal of physical therapy, Dec 13, 2023

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, Sep 30, 2023

The Philippine journal of physical therapy, Feb 12, 2024

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Introduction: This study aimed to explore the feasibility of telehealth-obtained Timed Up and Go ... more Introduction: This study aimed to explore the feasibility of telehealth-obtained Timed Up and Go (TUG). Methods: The TUG was administered twice during 1 visit. The TUG distance as set up by the participant was compared with the TUG set up by a rater. A second rater scored the TUG virtually, and a third rater scored session recordings twice, 30 days apart. Results: There was a strong and significant correlation between the face-to-face and virtually obtained TUG scores using the patient-identified distances (r = 0.994; 95% confidence interval, 0.957-0.999). Discussion: Virtual TUG measurements are comparable with those measured face-to-face.

Philippine journal of physical therapy, Mar 31, 2023

Philippine journal of physical therapy, Dec 20, 2022

This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY ... more This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0). You are free to copy and distribute the work under the following terms: You must give appropriate credit and include a link to the original work. This cover page or a standard citation including the DOI link will meet this term. You must also include the link to the CC-BY license.

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 2021

Objective: A miniature semisystematic review to determine health professionals' current pract... more Objective: A miniature semisystematic review to determine health professionals' current practices when screening for depression in older adult community dwellers. Evidence Review: A review of research studies published between April 2010 and April 2020 using a university library system and key words specific to factors essential to this review. Findings: Health professionals inconsistently perform depression screening to rule out or determine the risk of diagnosis or after a new diagnosis. Conclusions and Relevance: Health professionals are not routinely screening for depression despite possible impacts on outcomes. More evidence is needed to promote depression screening in health care for improved patient outcomes.

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2020

Microorganisms, 2020

Over 600,000 vector-borne disease cases were reported in the United States (U.S.) in the past 13 ... more Over 600,000 vector-borne disease cases were reported in the United States (U.S.) in the past 13 years, of which more than three-quarters were tick-borne diseases. Although Lyme disease accounts for the majority of tick-borne disease cases in the U.S., tularemia cases have been increasing over the past decade, with >220 cases reported yearly. However, when comparing Borrelia burgdorferi (causative agent of Lyme disease) and Francisella tularensis (causative agent of tularemia), the low infectious dose (<10 bacteria), high morbidity and mortality rates, and potential transmission of tularemia by multiple tick vectors have raised national concerns about future tularemia outbreaks. Despite these concerns, little is known about how F. tularensis is acquired by, persists in, or is transmitted by ticks. Moreover, the role of one or more tick vectors in transmitting F. tularensis to humans remains a major question. Finally, virtually no studies have examined how F. tularensis adapts ...

Nature Communications, 2021

Extracellular vesicles are thought to facilitate pathogen transmission from arthropods to humans ... more Extracellular vesicles are thought to facilitate pathogen transmission from arthropods to humans and other animals. Here, we reveal that pathogen spreading from arthropods to the mammalian host is multifaceted. Extracellular vesicles from Ixodes scapularis enable tick feeding and promote infection of the mildly virulent rickettsial agent Anaplasma phagocytophilum through the SNARE proteins Vamp33 and Synaptobrevin 2 and dendritic epidermal T cells. However, extracellular vesicles from the tick Dermacentor andersoni mitigate microbial spreading caused by the lethal pathogen Francisella tularensis. Collectively, we establish that tick extracellular vesicles foster distinct outcomes of bacterial infection and assist in vector feeding by acting on skin immunity. Thus, the biology of arthropods should be taken into consideration when developing strategies to control vector-borne diseases.

Tick-borne tularemia was first described in 1924. Nearly 100 years later, questions remain about ... more Tick-borne tularemia was first described in 1924. Nearly 100 years later, questions remain about the tick vector(s) that pose(s) the greatest risk for transmitting Francisella tularensis (Ft), the causative agent of tularemia. Additionally, few studies have identified genes/proteins required for Ft to infect, persist, and replicate in ticks. To answer questions about vector competence and Ft transmission by ticks, we infected Dermacentor variabilis (Dv), Amblyomma americanum (Aa), and Haemaphysalis longicornis (Hl; invasive species from Asia) ticks with Ft, finding that although Aa ticks initially become infected with 1-log higher Ft, Ft replicated more robustly in Dv ticks, and did not persist in Hl ticks. In transmission studies, both Dv and Aa ticks efficiently infected naïve mice, causing disease in 57% and 46% of those mice, respectively. We identified a putative Ft chitinase, FTL1793, generated a FTL1793 mutant, and found that FTL1793 was deficient in tick infection, persist...

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation