Formative Assessment

Question 1

Assessment and measurement in clinical practice can be completed through which methods ?

Answer 1

Clinical assessments (for example goniometry)
Audit (supported by clinical guidelines)
Clinical assessment (for example goniometry)
Patient feedback
Service evaluation

Question 2

Assessments and Measurements in Health and Rehabilitation monitors and evaluates the ( X ) of clinical practice?

Answer 2

Quality
Size
Type
Age

Question 3

If the results of a trial are not internally valid, external validity is irrelevant. True OR False?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

List examples of reasons why therapists continue to use non-standardise assessment?

Answer 4

Lack of appropriate standardised assessments
Poor resources which limit their ability to purchase standardised measures
Standardised assessments can be long to carry out/ time consuming.
^ This results in exhaustion of clients

Question 5

Specificity and sensitivity relate to ( X ) validity

Answer 5

Specificity and sensitivity relate to criterion validity.

Face
Criterion
Content
External

Question 6

If a patient is asked to walk for 6 minutes around a 10m course and you don’t have a room so change the course to 8m. Thi is not a standardised test. True OR false ?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Standard assessments have a set ( X ) procedure to ensure minimal variation and reliable in the way test are carried out at different times by different testers.

Answer 7

Standard assessments have a set UNCHANGING procedure to ensure minimal variation and reliable in the way test are carried out at different times by different testers.

Question 8

When determining a new test’s sensitivity and specificity, Which of the following can be used to compare against the outcome of the test.

Answer 8

Gold standard
Benchmark
Traditional test
Reference standard

Question 9

What are three definition of standardised assessments?

Answer 9

Ensures minimal variation in the way test are carried out at different times by different testers.
Reduces the amount of variation in test administration helps to make a test more reliable.
Makes assessments more reliable when used over time or used between different therapists.

Question 10

These factors might be confounding errors when completing the 6 minute walk test.

Answer 10

Mood
Cognition; for example confusion

Question 11

Outcome measures are used to document changes over time (for example range of movement) and explain why the change has occurred. True OR false ?

Answer 11

False

Question 12

When completing a test, following the test’s standardised instructions fully ensures, what three things ?

Answer 12

Inter-rather reliability
Inter-rater reliability
Sensitivity

Question 13

When specificity is high and the test is positive, you can be confident this is a true positive. We often refer to this as …

Answer 13

SpPin

Question 14

A false negative is…

Answer 14

Individuals or patients that test negative BUT DO have the condition or disease

Question 15

Which one is NOT a confounding factor when considering Heart Rate Measurement

Answer 15

Cardiac Condition

Question 16

When measuring joint Range of Motion, along with using bony landmarks and a goniometer, how could you identify that the measurement you were taking was sensitive?

Answer 16

Repeat Measurements

Question 17

A false positive is

Answer 17

Individuals that test positive BUT DO NOT have the condition or disease

Question 18

( X ) validity is the extent to which a tool/device measures what it is supposed to

Answer 18

instrument validity is the extent to which a tool/device measures what it is supposed to

Question 19

( X ) in a clinical setting, relates to whether or not the anticipated therapeutic outcome is achieved during the therapeutic process

Answer 19

Effectiveness, in a clinical setting, relates to whether or not the anticipated therapeutic outcome is achieved during the therapeutic process

Question 20

(X) indicates how well a specific test detects people WITHOUT a specific condition or disease.

Answer 20

Specificity indicates how well a specific test detects people WITHOUT a specific condition or disease.

Question 21

Standardised outcome measures are used to demonstrate whether or not your interventions are effective. True OR False?

Answer 21

True

Question 22

In order to ensure a valid test result , which of the following scenario is correct

Answer 22

The test should be completed in an environment as close to real the world as possible.
The test instructions can be deviated from if the clinician needs to change it
A patient should not have any assistance after the instructions have been given
The test should always be completed within a clinical environment

Question 23

External validity ensure the observed result represents the truth in the population you are studying, and are not due to methodological errors. True or false.

Answer 23

False