Assessment Flashcards
Home Environment Assessment Protocol (HEAP)
Observation and interview-based assessment used to identify need for home modifications
Features include:
- given to caregivers of clients who have dementia
- scored on safety hazards, functional adaptations, clutter, and comfort
Caregiver Strain Index (CSI)
Questionnaire administered to caregivers to identify potential concerns related to the caregiver role
Features include:
- given to caregivers who provide assistance to an older adult
- a score of 7 or higher indicates need for further assessment
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
Self-report questionnaire used to screen for depression
Features include:
- for ages 13-80
- higher scores indicate greater severity of depression
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Screening tool administered to adult populations to identify mild cognitive impairment
Features include:
- pencil and paper tasks and verbal tasks
- scores range from 0-30; 26+ is considered normal
Executive Function Performance Test (EFPT)
Performance-based assessment that evaluates executive functions and amount of cueing required during functional activities
Features include:
- administered to adults
- observation of 4 independent living tasks: preparing oatmeal, managing meds, paying bills, using telephone
Contextual Memory Test (CMT)
Standardized screening tool and questionnaire used to evaluate self-awareness and use of cognitive compensatory strategies
Features include:
- based on the Dynamic Interactional Model of Cognition
- used with adults who have memory impairment
Bay Area Functional Performance Evaluation (BaFPE)
Standardized assessment tool administered to adults who have mental health conditions, neurological impairment, and intellectual disability
Features include:
- measure affective, cognitive, and performance ability
- contains 2 subtests: task-oriented assessment (TOA) and social interaction scale (SIS)
Bruiniks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT)
Standardized, norm-referenced pediatric assessment of motor proficiency
Features include:
- gross and fine motor subtests
- short form can be used as a screening tool
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS)
Pediatric assessment used to evaluate fine and gross motor skills
Features include:
- norm-referenced
- results provide percentile rank, standard score, and age equivalents
Miller Function and Participation Scales (M-FUN)
Observation and performance-based pediatric evaluation tool to assess the impact of motor abilities on social participation at home and school
Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP)
Curriculum-based pediatric assessment used to screen growth and development and assist in establishing an intervention plan
Features include:
- non-standardized
- criterion-referenced
- family-centered
Sensory Processing Measure (SPM)
Pediatric observation-based rating scale used to measure sensory processing
Features include:
- norm-referenced
- contains 3 forms: home, classroom, and school environments
Community Integration Measure (CIM)
Self-report measurement tool that assesses the level and quality of community integration for adults with disabilities where a higher score indicates better community integration
Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development
Observation-based rating scale used to assess developmental functioning
Features include:
- performance-based tasks and questionnaires for caregivers
- assess cognitive, language, and motor delays
Berg Balance Scale
Objective functional balance test used to assess static and dynamic balance abilities
Feature include:
- valid for older adults
- interpreted scores indicate risk for falls
Motor-Free Visual Perception Test (MVPT)
An assessment used to measure visual perceptual skills
Features include:
- valid for pediatrics and adults
- task performance does not require motor ability
Non-standardized sensory screening
Process used to obtain a general understanding of a client’s ability to perceive sensory input, includes screening for:
- touch awareness
- pain awareness
- temperature awareness
- proprioception
- kinesthesia
Evaluation Tool of Children’s Handwriting (ETCH)
Performance-based assessment of legibility and handwriting speed
Features include:
- criterion-referenced
- different versions to evaluate cursive and manuscript handwriting
Phalen’s Test
Screening test used to detect irritation of median nerve at wrist
Performed by pressing dorsum of the hands together with wrists fully flexed and fingers pointed down for one minute
Positive test results in parasthesia/tingling in the median nerve distribution
Common screening for carpal tunnel syndrome
Finklestein’s test
Screening test used to detect deQuervain’s tenosynovitis
Performed by having the client grasp the thumb with the fingers into the palm of the hand then ulnar deviating the wrist
Positive test elicits exquisite pain along the radial aspect of the wrist
Two-point discrimination test
Sensory screening test involves applying pressure to fingertips with client vision occluded
1-5mm - normal
6-10mm - fair
11-15mm - poor
One point perceived - protective sensation only
No points perceived - absent protective sensation
Tinel’s test
Screening test used to detect distal irritation or area of re-innervation of a nerve
Performed by tapping directly over the path of the nerve to elicit a paresthesia in the affected nerve distribution
Common screening for:
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- cubital tunnel syndrome
Goal attainment scaling
Outcome measurement system used in pediatrics that includes:
- weighting goals by level of importance
- measuring effectiveness of intervention
- utilizing input from family, intervention team, and child
Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS-5)
Standardized cognitive screening test of cognitive function, test includes completing a leather-lacing task
Froment’s sign
Screening test used to detect an ulnar nerve lesion
Performed by having a client forcefully hold a piece of paper between the thumb and radial side of the proximal phalanx of the second digit
A positive test results in flexion of the IP joint of the thumb to substitute for absence of the adductor pollicis
Transition Planning Inventory
Vocational inventory and rating scale used to understand the transition needs for students preparing for life after graduating from high school
Performance Assessment of Self-care Skills (PASS)
Observation-based rating scale used to measure assistance needed in daily living tasks
Features include:
- contains clinic and home versions
- criterion-referenced
- examiner rates independence, safety, and adequacy
Barthel Index of ADL
ADL rating scale based on a client’s current level of function
Features include:
- ability to rate 10 activities in areas of ADL and mobility
- can be completed through self-report or interview of a caregiver
- receiving a higher score indicates greater level of ability
Nine Hole Peg Test
Standardized, timed test to assess finger dexterity
Features include:
- picking up and placing pegs into holes one at a time
- appropriate for ages 18+
Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test
Standardized test to assess variety of hand functions used in ADL
Features include:
- 7 timed subtests to stimulate functional hand tasks
- appropriate for ages 6+
Driving evaluation
A combination of clinical assessments, stimulated performance tests, and road evaluation used to determine level of safety and independence when operating a motor vehicle
