EEO Midterm - Tests and Meausres

Question 1

What are the two types of outcome measures?

Answer 1

Clinical-based
-clinician performs the test and assesses basic function

Patient-centered / Self-report
-outcomes provided by the patient, and patient identifies what is important

Question 2

Vital signs

Answer 2

-HR
-BP
-O2 saturation
-RR
-Temperature
-Pain

Question 3

What are the pros and cons of self-report assessments?

Answer 3

Pros:
-best way to collect information relevant to a patient
-easy, fast, cheap

Cons:
-influenced by psychosocial factors and the patient’s interpretation
-may have unintentional accuracy of reporting

Question 4

How do you know which outcome measure to select for your patient?

Answer 4

-Review the literature and know what the measure is assessing
-Will the results be meaningful to you and the client?
-Is the skill appropriate for the client?
-Do you have the space and time for the measure?

Question 5

Nominal measures

Answer 5

Presents a checklist of activities, asks patients to response with either:
-yes or no
-independent or dependent
-able to do or unable to do

Very simple!

Question 6

Ordinal measures

Answer 6

Outcome is measured in rank order, not equal intervals though
-self-reported performance that is summarized for a total score.
-more open ended

Ex. Describe your ability to walk
-No difficulty (0)
-Some difficulty (1)
-Unable to do (2)

Question 7

Interval measures

Answer 7

-equal intervals between responses
-real numbers! Can do math with them
-Does NOT include 0

Ex. Ankle circumference

Question 8

Ratio measures

Answer 8

-Equal intervals between responses
-real numbers! Can do math with them
-INCLUDES 0!

Ex. how many times do you go shopping each week?
-0,1,2,3…..

Question 9

What is the downside of using measures with summative scores?

Answer 9

A patient may have a really low score in a key area or two but still have an overall high score. Could be misleading and make patient seem more functional then they really are