Process of Occupational Therapy Flashcards
OT Process
- referral
- screening
- evaluation
- intervention
- outcomes
Referral
- request for OT services (order or consultation)
- can be highly specific like a resting hand splint
- can be very general like an eval for a developmental delay
Screening
- brief and easy to administer
- used to determine the need for an in-depth evaluation
- info to understand client’s goals, needs, priorities, strengths, weaknesses
Evaluation
Occupational Profile
- history of the client’s background and functional performance to guide intervention design
- initial information about the client, including the client’s age, gender, and reason for referral
- diagnosis and medical history
- prior living situation and level of function and social, educational, and vocational background;
- precautions that need to be adhered to
Analysis of Occupational Performance
- information gathered during the occupational profile the OT makes decisions regarding the analysis of occupational performance
- selecting specific assessment instruments to collect further information
OBSERVATION AND INTERVIEW ARE ESSENTIAL TO EVAL
Standardization
- is uniform and well established
- ## always the same in content, administration and scoring
Validity
to see if a tool measures what it was intended to measure
Face validity
determines how well the tool appears “on the face it” to meet its purpose
ex.
content validity
ex. does the content of a role checklist provide an adequate listing of roles)
criterion validity (concurrent/predictive)
compares an assessment tool to another one with one that already has established validity
ex. So if I came up with my own version of the Barthel Index to measure Index, let’s call it the OT Dude Index, it should have a high degree of correlation with say, the Barthel Index, which is highly regarded as a reliable and valid tool for the level of independence for ADLs.
concurrent validity- compares the results of 2 instruments given at about the same time
predictive validity- compares the degree to which a tool can predict performance on future criteria
reliability
measuring consistency and stability in an assessment tool
interrater reliability
different raters using the same assessment will achieve the same results
test-retest reliability
the same results will be obtained when eval is administered twice by the same administrator
Intervention
- intervention plan
- intervention implementation
- intervention review
Intervention plan
- develop plan
- consider potential discharge needs and plans
- recommend or refer to other professionals as needed
intervention implementation
- determine/carry out OT intervention
- therapeutic use of occupations
- preparatory methods
- education and training
- advocacy
- group interventions
- monitor client’s response through eval and re-eval
intervention review
- re-eval plan and implementation
- modify the plan as needed
- determine the need for continuing or discontinuing services
discontinuing OT services
- client goals met
- The client reached a functional plateau
- the client does not require skilled services but reached the maximal benefit
- exacerbation of an illness or needs discharge to a higher level of care
- length of stay in the setting has expired and extension of stay is not possible
Methods of task/activity analysis* (DOMAIN 1)
- specify the exact task (ex. not just dressing but donning a sweater)
- identify/know procedures, materials, and tools to complete the task
- analyze task/activity as performed under typical circumstances
- analyze task/activity to make all parts of the domain (client factors, performance skills/patterns, and contexts) are considered
- determine the frame of reference
Grading an activity* (DOMAIN 3)
- determine what aspects can be changed along the sequence of performance
- identify performance skills/client factors that require intervention and strengths that support activity performance
- upgrade/downgrade difficulty level to meet the needs of the client and provide them the “just-right challenge”
Learning principles and teaching methods (DOMAIN 2)*
Pg. 49-50
- knowing about these methods can help answer questions about health literacy
Procedural reasoning*
- identifying OT problems, goal setting and treatment planning
- implementing treatment strategies (gathering/interpreting client data)
- OT PROCESS