Sergio Romero,
Research Assistant Professor
Department:
HP-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Business Phone:
(352) 273-6135
Business Email:
sromero@phhp.ufl.edu
About Sergio Romero
Dr. Sergio Romero is Research Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida and Co-Director of the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center in Gainesville, Florida. He is a University of Florida graduate with a Doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Sciences. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Romero has conducted research to improve function and independence in older Veterans and Veterans with disabilities and/or chronic conditions. His holistic approach considers personal, social, cultural and environmental factors, including rurality, that impact individuals with limited function due to disease or disability.
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Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2019-2021
OTH6151 Research Driving Reha
2015,2019-2021
RSD6930 Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science
2014-2015,2017-2020,2020
RSD6905 Individual Work
2012-2019
RSD6110 Rehabilitation Science Theory and Application I
2019
OTH6152 Indpt Study Driving 1
2016-2019
RSD6910 Supervised Research
2017-2018,2022-2023
RSD7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2016-2017,2021-2022
RSD7979 Advanced Research
2010-2011,2013-2017
OTH5770C Research for Occupational Therapy
2013-2016
HSC4970 Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis
2021-2024
HSC4558 Survey of Diseases and Disabilities 2
2022
RSD6940 Supervised Teaching
Publications
2024
Identifying demographic and home features influencing older adults’ home functioning by using machine learning models.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics.
116
[DOI] 10.1016/j.archger.2023.105149.
[PMID] 37567096.
2022
A randomized controlled trial to evaluate and assess the effect of comprehensive pre-end stage kidney disease education on home dialysis use in veterans, rationale and design.
BMC nephrology.
23(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12882-022-02740-8.
[PMID] 35354430.
2022
Examining Older Adults’ Home Functioning Using the American Housing Survey.
International journal of environmental research and public health.
19(8)
[DOI] 10.3390/ijerph19084691.
[PMID] 35457557.
2022
Providers’ Shift to Telerehabilitation at the U.S. Veterans Health Administration During COVID-19: Practical Applications.
Frontiers in public health.
10
[DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2022.831762.
[PMID] 35309184.
2022
Return to School Outcomes among Adults with TBI One Year After Rehabilitation Discharge: A TBIMS Study.
Brain injury.
36(8):1000-1009
[DOI] 10.1080/02699052.2022.2105952.
[PMID] 35916683.
2021
Provider Perceptions of Battlefield Acupuncture in a Major Veterans Health Administration Facility.
Medical acupuncture.
33(2):159-168
[DOI] 10.1089/acu.2020.1459.
[PMID] 33912274.
2020
Drug Overdose and Suicide Among Veteran Enrollees in the VHA: Comparison Among Local, Regional, and National Data.
Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS.
37(9):420-425
[DOI] 10.12788/fp.0025.
[PMID] 33029067.
2020
Language equivalence of the modified falls efficacy scale (MFES) among English- and Spanish-speaking older adults: Rasch analysis.
BMC geriatrics.
20(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12877-020-01627-3.
[PMID] 32787777.
2020
Telerehabilitation for Rural Veterans: A Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation.
Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare.
13:559-570
[DOI] 10.2147/JMDH.S247267.
[PMID] 32669850.
2019
Comparative study of PROMISⓇ self-efficacy for managing chronic conditions across chronic neurologic disorders.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation.
28(7):1893-1901
[DOI] 10.1007/s11136-019-02164-2.
[PMID] 30915674.
2019
Corrigendum: Construction and Validation of the 21 Item Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure Short-Form.
Frontiers in public health.
7
[DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00086.
[PMID] 31041301.
2019
Multidimensionality of the PROMIS self-efficacy measure for managing chronic conditions.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation.
28(6):1595-1603
[DOI] 10.1007/s11136-019-02116-w.
[PMID] 30806873.
2019
Trends in VA Telerehabilitation Patients and Encounters Over Time and by Rurality.
Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS.
36(3):122-128
[PMID] 30983852.
2018
Construction and Validation of the 21 Item Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure Short-Form.
Frontiers in public health.
6
[DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00339.
[PMID] 30574475.
2018
Development and validation of a remote home safety protocol.
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology.
13(2):166-172
[DOI] 10.1080/17483107.2017.1300345.
[PMID] 28326967.
2018
Evaluating Korean Personal Assistance Services Classification System.
Annals of rehabilitation medicine.
42(5):758-766
[DOI] 10.5535/arm.2018.42.5.758.
[PMID] 30404425.
2018
FIM-Minimum Data Set Motor Item Bank: Short Forms Development and Precision Comparison in Veterans.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
99(3):534-541.e2
[DOI] 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.06.022.
[PMID] 28756249.
2018
Linking Existing Instruments to Develop an Activity of Daily Living Item Bank.
Evaluation & the health professions.
41(1):25-43
[DOI] 10.1177/0163278716676873.
[PMID] 27856680.
2017
Linking existing instruments to develop a continuum of care measure: accuracy comparison using function-related group classification.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation.
26(9):2563-2572
[DOI] 10.1007/s11136-017-1598-1.
[PMID] 28540495.
2017
The Veteran-Initiated Electronic Care Coordination: A Multisite Initiative to Promote and Evaluate Consumer-Mediated Health Information Exchange.
Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.
23(4):264-272
[DOI] 10.1089/tmj.2016.0078.
[PMID] 27726644.
2017
Validation of the PROMIS® measures of self-efficacy for managing chronic conditions.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation.
26(7):1915-1924
[DOI] 10.1007/s11136-017-1527-3.
[PMID] 28239781.
2016
Assessment of the psychometrics of a PROMIS item bank: self-efficacy for managing daily activities.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation.
25(9):2221-32
[DOI] 10.1007/s11136-016-1270-1.
[PMID] 27048495.
2016
Innovative Power Wheelchair Control Interface: A Proof-of-Concept Study.
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
70(2):7002350010p1-5
[DOI] 10.5014/ajot.2016.015750.
[PMID] 26943118.
2015
Diversity of Arthropods Associated With Mikania Spp. and Chromolaena Odorata (Asterales: Asteraceae: Eupatorieae) in Florida
Florida Entomologist.
98(1):389-393
2014
The effects of whole body vibration on mobility and balance in Parkinson disease: a systematic review.
Iranian journal of medical sciences.
39(4):318-26
[PMID] 25031483.
2012
Exploration of patient-centered success criteria and clinically measured improvement during falls rehabilitation.
Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001).
35(4):181-90
[PMID] 22366989.
2012
Improving measurement methods in rehabilitation: core concepts and recommendations for scale development.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
93(8 Suppl):S154-63
[DOI] 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.06.001.
[PMID] 22840881.
2011
Development of a short form of the Boston naming test for individuals with aphasia.
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR.
54(4):1089-100
[DOI] 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0119).
[PMID] 21173387.
2011
Minimum detectable change of the Berg Balance Scale and Dynamic Gait Index in older persons at risk for falling.
Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001).
34(3):131-7
[DOI] 10.1519/JPT.0b013e3182048006.
[PMID] 21937903.
2010
A comparison of the ability of two upper extremity assessments to measure change in function.
Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists.
23(1):31-40
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jht.2009.09.006.
[PMID] 19944563.
2010
Improved fall-related efficacy in older adults related to changes in dynamic gait ability.
Physical therapy.
90(11):1598-606
[DOI] 10.2522/ptj.20090284.
[PMID] 20705683.
2008
Participation and Perception of Balance Control in Patients With Parkinson’S Disease
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
56
Grants
Sep 2020
ACTIVE
Linking VA and non-VA data to study the risk of suicide in chronic pain patients
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: WEILL MED COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIV
via NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH
Sep 2020
– Nov 2021
Predicting individuals functional difficulties at home using statistical machine learning
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
via AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOUNDATION
Apr 2015
– Sep 2020
AART: ADVANCED REHABILITATION RESEARCH TRAINING PROJECT
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US DEPT OF HLTH AND HUMAN SER
Sep 2013
– Aug 2017
Rehabilitation Research Career Development Program
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
via NATL INST OF HLTH NICHD
Sep 2009
– Jul 2016
Development and Validation of a Self-Efficacy Item Bank
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK
via NATL INST OF HLTH
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-6135
Emails:
- Business:
- sromero@phhp.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100164
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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2022 MCC
GAINESVILLE FL 32611