Evaluation and Assessment Flashcards
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Which standardized assessment measures a client's perception of their own occupational performance and satisfaction with performance?
Answer: COPM
The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) is a semi-structured interview that captures clients' self-rated performance and satisfaction across occupational areas.
What is the primary purpose of an occupational profile in the NBCOT evaluation process?
Answer: To identify the client's history, interests, values, and occupational needs
The occupational profile gathers information about the client's background, values, goals, and barriers to guide client-centered intervention planning.
A therapist measures active range of motion at the shoulder using a goniometer. Which body function is being assessed?
Answer: Neuromusculoskeletal functions
Active range of motion is a neuromusculoskeletal and movement-related body function assessed to determine physical capacity for occupational performance.
When selecting an assessment tool, a therapist considers whether it consistently measures the same construct across multiple administrations. This refers to:
Answer: Reliability
Reliability refers to the consistency and reproducibility of a measurement tool across time, raters, and repeated administrations.
The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) assesses independence across how many items?
Answer: 18
The FIM consists of 18 items across motor and cognitive domains, scored on a 7-level scale from total assistance to complete independence.
Which type of validity indicates that an assessment measures what it claims to measure based on expert judgment of content coverage?
Answer: Content validity
Content validity is established through expert review to ensure the assessment items comprehensively represent the domain being measured.