Client Evaluation Flashcards
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Which assessment approach is MOST consistent with a top-down evaluation framework in occupational therapy?
Answer: Observing the client perform daily tasks and then analyzing underlying deficits
A top-down approach begins with observing occupational performance and then identifies underlying performance skill deficits that interfere.
The OTR uses the Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS) with a psychiatric inpatient. This assessment focuses on:
Answer: Basic living skills needed for community survival
The KELS evaluates basic living skills such as self-care, safety, money management, transportation, and telephone use to determine readiness for community living.
During evaluation, an OTR observes that a client consistently neglects objects on the left side of space. The MOST appropriate tool to formally assess this finding is:
Answer: Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS)
The CBS is a standardized observational scale specifically designed to assess unilateral spatial neglect in functional activities.
When interpreting standardized assessment scores, a standard score of 85 on a norm-referenced test falls approximately at which percentile?
Answer: 16th percentile
A standard score of 85 is one standard deviation below the mean (100), which corresponds to approximately the 16th percentile.
The OTR administers the Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT). What construct does this test PRIMARILY measure?
Answer: Fine motor dexterity and finger coordination
The 9HPT measures fine motor dexterity by timing how quickly a person places and removes nine pegs from a pegboard.
A client reports difficulty managing money and using public transportation. According to the OTPF, these are examples of which occupational domain?
Answer: Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
Financial management and community mobility are IADLs, which are more complex activities that support independence in daily life.
An OTR evaluates a client with low back pain using the Oswestry Disability Index. This tool measures:
Answer: Functional disability related to pain
The Oswestry Disability Index quantifies how low back pain affects functional performance across ten life domains.