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Use of standardised assessments and outcome measures among a sample of Irish occupational therapists working with adults with physical disabilities
- Authors:
- STAPLETON Tadhg, MCBREARTY Ciara
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 72(2), February 2009, pp.55-64.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study was carried out to explore the current usage of standardised assessments and outcome measures by occupational therapists working with adults with physical disabilities. A survey research design, using a postal questionnaire specifically designed for the study, was employed. Completed questionnaires were returned by 109 occupational therapists working in a variety of settings, including acute care, community and inpatient rehabilitation. A range of standardised assessments and outcome measures was in use, with an average of four different measures being used by the individual respondents. The most commonly used measures were the Mini Mental State Examination (Folstein et al 1975), Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (Wilson et al 1985), Functional Independence Measure (Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation 1999), Barthel Index (Mahoney and Barthel 1965) and the Chessington Occupational Therapy Neurological Assessment Battery (Tyerman et al 1986). However, the consistency of use tended to be low. The barriers to a more consistent use of standardised assessments and outcome measures included time restraints, the unsuitability of the available measures and a lack of sensitivity of the available measures to capture the effectiveness of occupational therapy. The findings support those of previous studies exploring this issue among occupational therapists from different areas of practice. The respondents in this study highlighted the need for a multifaceted approach, encompassing educational, managerial and individual responsibility, to address the issue of the usage of standardised assessments and outcome measures among occupational therapists.
Recording and evaluating occupational therapy outcomes in a social service setting
- Author:
- ARMSTRONG Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 9(4), August 2001, pp.39-43.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
This article describes how social services occupational therapy team developed a method of documenting outcomes and evaluating results for equipment and adaptation services. The aims were to capture the qualitative nature of the work and to begin to create evidence on the practice of occupational therapy in social services.
The community dependency index: a standardised assessment of need and measure of outcome for community occupational therapy
- Authors:
- EAKIN Pamela, BAIRD Helen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(1), January 1995, pp.17-22.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Key elements of the Government's community care policy are the assessment of disabled people's needs and the measurement of the outcome of any services provided. Describes the development of a standardised assessment which could be used by community occupational therapists both to assess the level of need and to measure outcome in relation to occupational therapy.
The impact of community paediatric occupational therapy on children with disabilities and their carers
- Authors:
- STEWART Sandra, NEYERLIN-BEALE Janet
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(8), August 2000, pp.373-379.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study investigates the effectiveness of paediatric occupational therapy in terms of both increasing the independence of disabled children and reducing the strain of caring on the part of carers. The findings show a statistically significant shift in the children's scores indicating that the levels of independence improved for most of children, although many remain dependent on their carers for a number of daily living tasks. While the carers found the occupational therapy service very satisfactory, the evidence suggests that it did not reduce the strain of caring.
Rehabilitation of the older person: a handbook for the interdisciplinary team
- Editors:
- SQUIRES Amanda, HASTINGS Margaret
- Publisher:
- Nelson Thornes
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 412p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cheltenham
- Edition:
- 3rd.
Issues concerning rehabilitation of the elderly and considered from a multi-faceted team management approach. A shift in emphasis from people to person and from multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary reflects changes in the rehabilitation of older people. The book is divided into three sections dealing with the opportunity for, and theory and practice of, rehabilitation.