Occupational Therapist Test Evaluation and Assessment 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which standardized assessment is specifically designed to measure functional mobility and balance in older adults?
- Timed Up and Go (TUG)
- Functional Independence Measure (FIM)
- Berg Balance Scale (Correct answer)
- Dynamic Gait Index
Correct answer: Berg Balance Scale
The Berg Balance Scale is a 14-item standardized assessment specifically designed to measure static and dynamic balance in older adults.
Question 2: When performing a sensory evaluation, which test assesses a client's ability to identify common objects by touch without visual input?
- Two-point discrimination
- Stereognosis (Correct answer)
- Graphesthesia
- Proprioception testing
Correct answer: Stereognosis
Stereognosis is the sensory test that evaluates a client's ability to identify familiar objects placed in the hand without using vision.
Question 3: An OT is evaluating a child's handwriting. Which assessment tool is standardized specifically for evaluating handwriting legibility and speed?
- Peabody Developmental Motor Scales
- Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency
- Minnesota Handwriting Assessment (Correct answer)
- Beery VMI
Correct answer: Minnesota Handwriting Assessment
The Minnesota Handwriting Assessment is a standardized tool designed specifically to evaluate handwriting legibility and speed in school-age children.
Question 4: What does the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) primarily assess?
- Cognitive function and memory
- Client's self-perception of occupational performance over time (Correct answer)
- Physical endurance and strength
- Activities of daily living independence levels
Correct answer: Client's self-perception of occupational performance over time
The COPM is a client-centered outcome measure that captures a client's self-perception of performance and satisfaction in occupational performance areas over time.
Question 5: A therapist uses the Functional Reach Test during an evaluation. What is the primary purpose of this test?
- Measuring upper extremity range of motion
- Predicting fall risk based on forward reach distance (Correct answer)
- Assessing shoulder strength
- Evaluating bilateral coordination
Correct answer: Predicting fall risk based on forward reach distance
The Functional Reach Test measures the maximum distance a person can reach forward beyond arm's length while standing, and values below 6 inches indicate high fall risk.
Question 6: Which type of reliability refers to consistency of results when the same assessor administers the same test on two different occasions?
- Inter-rater reliability
- Intra-rater reliability (Correct answer)
- Test-retest reliability
- Internal consistency
Correct answer: Intra-rater reliability
Intra-rater reliability refers to the consistency of scores when the same examiner administers the same assessment to the same individual at different time points.
Question 7: When conducting a home assessment for a client with low vision, which area should be evaluated first as the highest safety priority?
- Lighting conditions and contrast (Correct answer)
- Furniture arrangement
- Technology accessibility
- Medication management
Correct answer: Lighting conditions and contrast
Lighting conditions and contrast are evaluated first in low vision home assessments because inadequate lighting directly increases fall risk and affects all other functional activities.
Occupational Therapist Test Evaluation and Assessment 2
Which standardized assessment is specifically designed to measure functional mobility and balance in older adults?