Standardized Assessment Instruments Flashcards
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The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) is used in TR to assess:
Answer: Level of functional independence in activities of daily living and social cognition domains relevant to TR planning
The FIM measures functional independence across motor (self-care, mobility) and cognitive (communication, social cognition) domains, providing TR specialists with information about a client's functional baseline relevant to activity participation planning.
Which characteristic is MOST important when selecting a standardized TR assessment for a specific client population?
Answer: The assessment has been validated with a normative sample that includes the target population
Population validity is essential — an assessment must be validated on a sample that includes or closely matches the specific client population being assessed to ensure the instrument accurately measures what it claims to for that population.
The Self-Determination Scale as used in TR primarily measures:
Answer: The degree to which a client's leisure is intrinsically motivated and autonomous versus externally controlled
Self-determination scales assess the degree to which leisure behavior is self-directed and intrinsically motivated (autonomous self-determination) versus controlled by external rewards, punishments, or social pressure — a key indicator of leisure independence.
When a standardized TR assessment is administered in a language other than the language it was validated in, the CTRS should:
Answer: Acknowledge that results may have limited validity and supplement with other assessment methods appropriate for the client's language
Administering a standardized assessment in a non-validated language compromises its psychometric properties — the CTRS must acknowledge this limitation and supplement with observation, interviews in the client's language, and other culturally appropriate methods.
The Leisure Diagnostic Battery (LDB) was designed to measure:
Answer: Perceived leisure competence, leisure needs, and barriers to leisure participation
The LDB measures constructs central to leisure functioning including perceived leisure competence (belief in one's ability to participate in leisure), leisure needs, and barriers to satisfying leisure participation.
A CTRS administers the same standardized assessment to a client twice within one week with no intervention in between and gets very different scores. This MOST likely indicates a problem with:
Answer: Test-retest reliability
Test-retest reliability measures whether an assessment produces stable results over time in the absence of true change. Widely different scores without intervening treatment suggest the instrument is unreliable over time — a serious psychometric limitation.