Outcome Measures (Quiz 2)

Question 1

Why are outcome measures important to the clinician

Answer 1

• Best practice
• justification for services

Question 2

Why are outcome measures are important to the user

Answer 2

• patient’s perspective
• objective measure of performance/status

Question 3

Why is important to use validated measures

Answer 3

• might not be evaluating what you expect
• it is not possible to compare data
• you dont know the significance of the data
• just because a tool has been “validated” it might not be appropriate for every situation

Question 4

ULPOM and SSC Working Group Consensus : Recommended

Answer 4

has sufficient psychometric merit and is useful for evaluation of upper limb amputees

Question 5

ULPOM and SSC Working Group Consensus: Consider

Answer 5

has potential to be useful with modifications or validity/reliability testing for upper limb amputees

Question 6

ULPOM and SSC Working Group Consensus: Reject

Answer 6

Insufficient psychometric merit or is not clinically useful for upper limb amputees

Question 7

What elements are users scored for on AM-ULA

Answer 7

• extent of completion
• speed of completion of entire activity
• movement quality
• skillfulness of prosthetic use
• independence