Domain 3: O&M Assessment Flashcards
5 components of an O&M assessment
1) case history
2) mobility
3)sensory skills
4) orientation
5) concepts
case history
background info
medical information
interview
records
needs/goals
mobility
motor
gait/posture
cane skills
safety
sensory skills
visual
functioning
audition
tactual
orientation
mental mapping
cardinal directions
routes
landmarks
concepts
positional
environmental
body
adults and older children (components)
-short interview
-particular route demonstration
-assess indoor/outdoor travel
preschoolers
-observe child
-interview with parents/teachers
-test body image, motor skills, concepts
-tools
-TAPS
components of an FVA
distance acuity
near acuity
visual fields
color/contrast
tracking
scanning
vision related travel problems
adapting to different lighting conditions
glare assessment
detecting drop offs
obstacle detection and avoidance
street crossings
maintaining orientation
distance vision related to O&M
static - fixate on object in the distance, test peripheral
dynamic - client describes what they see while walking
early waring
prior training to mobility assessment
different training environments
present level of independent travel
movement
posture
gait
pace
balance
stamina
mobility techniques
human guide
protective techniques
cane/mobility device use
orientation skill assessment
cognitive skill mapping
ability to follow route directions
spatial updating skills
comparison of orientation skills in familiar and unfamiliar environments
