OT

Question 1

3 components of a person which make up their occupational participation?

Answer 1

Volition
Habituation
Performance capacity

Question 2

4 fundamental concepts to occupational therapy?

Answer 2

Complexity of human behaviour
Component of the person - volition, habituation, performance capacity
Environment influences performance
Occupational performance

Question 3

5 kinds of equipment can be used to improve the ADL performance of patients?

Answer 3

Hoists
Transfers
Specialised seating
Special utensils
Housing adaptations

Question 4

What does MMSE measure? What score indicates normal cognitive function, mild impairment, moderate impairment and severe?

Answer 4

Measures any presence of cognitive impairment
score over 24 indicates normal cognitive function
Score less than 9 is severe cognitive impairment
Score between 10 and 18 is moderate cognitive impairment
Score between 19 and 23 are mild cognitive impairment

Question 5

What do you ask about on the MMSE?

Answer 5

Orientate - time, place, person
Register - name 3 objects then get the patient what they are, 1 point for each correct
Attention/ Calculation - count back from 100 in 7s, spell world backwards
Recall - 3 objects from above
Language - name a pencil and watch, repeat no ifs and no buts, follow 3 step command, read and obey ‘close your eyes’, write a sentence, copy a design

Question 6

What does MOCA stand for and what does it test for? What categories does it test under?

Answer 6

Montreal cognitive assessment
Measures any mild cognitive impairment
Visuospatial ability, naming, memory, attention, language, abstraction, delayed recall, orientation

Question 7

Montreal score less than 18 indicates what condition?

Answer 7

Alzheimers

Question 8

Montreal score that fluctuates indicates what?

Answer 8

Stroke

Question 9

What does Addrenbrookes assessment look into?

Answer 9

Assesses function and development on the MMSE

Question 10

Alberts test?

Answer 10

Cross out lines on a piece of paper to see if there is neglect to indicate motor deficit or brain lesion

Question 11

Star cancellation test?

Answer 11

Page of small and large stars and some letters/short words
Told to cross out all the small stars
Can work out if there is spatial neglect by the Star Ratio on each side - aiming for 0.5