Perceptions of the caregiver-pediatric physical therapist relationship1.

Purpose: Collaboration between physical therapists and caregivers of children who receive physical therapy is integral to providing family-centered care. Successful collaboration depends upon the therapeutic relationship built within the caregiver-therapist dyad. However, the nature of these relationships is not well understood.

Utilization of the Pediatric Modified Dynamic Gait Index: Issues Related to Child Development.

This cross-sectional study investigated how typically developing children performed on a version of the Dynamic Gait Index, modified for children (Pediatric Modified DGI). Seventy-four typically developing children, ages 7-18 years, were evaluated using the Pediatric Modified DGI. Scores were analyzed in three age groups using descriptive statistics for age-related performance.

Linking the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) to the International Classification of Function.

Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to examine how comprehensively the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) addresses Activity and Participation components of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF).

Methods: Two raters individually linked the 276 items of the PEDI-CAT to the ICF using ICF linking rules, the PEDI-CAT manual, and the ICF browser. Agreement between reviewers was evaluated, and reliability of the linking process was assessed using Cohen's κ.

Identification of a d-Arabinose-5-Phosphate Isomerase in the Gram-Positive Clostridium tetani.

d-Arabinose-5-phosphate (A5P) isomerases (APIs) catalyze the interconversion of d-ribulose-5-phosphate and d-arabinose-5-phosphate. Various Gram-negative bacteria, such as the uropathogenic strain CFT073, contain multiple API paralogs (KdsD, GutQ, KpsF, and c3406) that have been assigned various cellular functions. The d-arabinose-5-phosphate formed by these enzymes seems to play important roles in the biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and group 2 K-antigen capsules, as well as in the regulation of the cellular d-glucitol uptake and uropathogenic infectivity/virulence.

Collaborating with Communities and Higher Education to Address the Health-care Needs of Individuals with Disabilities in Ecuador.

Individuals with disabilities experience inequities in access to health care, education, employment, and social inclusion. Causes for Change International (CCI), a non-governmental Organization (NGO), using a community-based rehabilitation approach has worked for 20 years to build self-sufficiency, improve health-care services, and education for women, children, and persons with disabilities in Ecuador. CCI initially addressed health; advocacy for individuals with disabilities; and promoted educational opportunities for children with disabilities, starting in one rural community.