Assessments Flashcards
Jebson-Taylor Hand Function Test
Standardized
- assesses variety of hand functions used in ADL
Features:
- seven timed sub tests to simulate functional hand tests
- ages 6+
Nine Hole Peg test
Standardized, timed
- assesses finger dexterity
Features
- picking up & placing pegs into holes one at a time
- Ages 18+
Box & Blocks test
Standardized test
- assess unilateral gross manual dexterity
Features:
- moving blocks from one side of box to the other
- ages 6+
DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand)
Standardized, self report questionnaire
- assess physical function & symptoms in upper limb musculoskeletal disorders
- commonly used to collect outcomes information
Features
- 30 items related to UE function
- ages 18+
Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI)
Standardized measure
- for children with musculoskeletal disorders
- assesses several domains of function and QoL
Features:
- 0-100 rating scale
- Ages 19 and under
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)
Standardized pediatric measure for children
- acute & chronic health conditions
- healthy children to assess health related QoL
Features
- ages 2-18
Faces Pain Scale- Revised (FPS-R)
Self-report pain analog measure
- uses pictures of facial expressions across a rating scale
- ages 4-16
Visual Analogue Pain Scale
Self report pain measure
- uses 0-10 scale with 0 as no pain and 10 as worst pain
Numeric Rating Pain Scale
Self report pain measure
- client verbalizes a number to correspond with a perceived level of pain from no pain to most severe pain
Wrinkle test
Objective measure of sympathetic responses to test peripheral nerve function
- immerse client’s hand in warm water for approx 5-15 minutes
Semmes Weinstein Monofilament Test
Tactile sensory test
- assess thresholds of protective sensation
- pressing or touching filaments on specific areas of the body
Interest checklist
Client-centered instrument for advocational pursuits to determine
- current level of participation in leisure activities
- level of desire to perform leisure activities
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
Occupational performance evaluation & outcome measurement tool
- measures perceived capacity & satisfaction in self care, productivity, leisure
Functional capacity Evaluation (FCE)
Objective evaluation process
- referred to as work capacity evaluation/assessment
- determines functional & physical abilities related to essential job tasks
Job analysis
Systematic evaluation of cognitive, psychological, physical, and social aspects of job demands to
- facilitate client return to work
- match rehabilitated worker to a job
- identify musculoskeletal risk factors
Rancho Los Amigos Level of Cognitive Functioning
Descriptive 10 level behavioral scale of cognitive function
- typically used with a client after a TBI
- guides behavioral interventions
Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MoHOST)
Evaluation tool based of MOHO to
- assess client’s occupational functioning in areas of volition, skills, habituation, and environment
Craig Handicap Assessment & Reporting Technique (CHART)
Questionnaire to
- determine extent client’s disability impacts levels of participation in everyday life activities
School Function Assessment
Questionnaire
- students K-6
- evaluate performance in functional tasks that support social & academic performance at school
Assessment of Motor & Process Skills (AMPS)
Observation-based rating scale
- measures client’s motor & processing skills when performing ADL & IADL
Features
- specialized training required to administer/interpret results
- client selects/performs familiar activity
- examiner rates effort, efficiency, safety, independence
Barthel Index of ADL
ADL rating scale based on client’s current level of function
Features
- ability to rate 10 activities in areas of ADL and mobility
- can be completed through self report or interview of caregiver
- receiving higher score indicates greater level of ability
Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills (PASS)
Observation-based rating scale
- measures assistance needed in daily living tasks
Features
- contains clinic & home versions
- criterion-referenced
- examiner rates independence, safety, & adequacy
Transition Planning Inventory
Vocational inventory & rating scale
- understands the transition needs for students preparing for life after graduating from high school