Evaluation and Assessment Flashcards
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A therapist conducts a kitchen assessment with a client following TBI. This is an example of which assessment approach?
Answer: Performance-based naturalistic assessment
Performance-based naturalistic assessment observes clients completing real tasks in real or simulated environments to evaluate functional occupational performance.
Which sensory assessment tool is commonly used with children to measure sensory processing patterns?
Answer: All of the above
The Sensory Profile, Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT), and Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) are all validated tools for assessing sensory processing in children.
A therapist uses the Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS) with a psychiatric patient. What does this tool primarily assess?
Answer: Cognitive processing capacity and functional cognition
The ACLS assesses cognitive processing capacity using a leather-lacing task to identify functional cognitive level and guide activity-based intervention.
Which assessment tool is the gold standard for evaluating upper extremity function after stroke?
Answer: Fugl-Meyer Assessment
The Fugl-Meyer Assessment is a widely validated, comprehensive tool for measuring upper and lower extremity motor recovery after stroke.
An OT reviews a client's medical history, imaging reports, and prior therapy notes before the initial evaluation. This is called:
Answer: Chart review or record review
Reviewing medical records, reports, and prior documentation before direct client contact is a chart or record review, used to inform evaluation planning.
During a cognitive assessment, a client is asked to recall three words after a 5-minute delay. This tests which cognitive domain?
Answer: Delayed memory
Delayed recall of previously learned information assesses delayed memory, a key cognitive domain affected by dementia and TBI.