Occupational Therapy Flashcards
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Which framework used by occupational therapists categorizes occupations into areas such as ADLs, IADLs, work, and leisure?
Answer: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF)
The OTPF is AOTA's official framework that organizes occupational therapy practice around domains including occupations, client factors, performance skills, and contexts.
What does ADL stand for in occupational therapy?
Answer: Activities of Daily Living
ADLs are fundamental self-care tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, and toileting that individuals perform daily.
A patient with right-sided hemiplegia following stroke should be taught to dress using which technique?
Answer: Dress the affected (right) side first, undress the affected side last
The standard compensatory dressing technique for hemiplegic patients is to dress the weaker side first and undress the weaker side last to minimize manipulation.
Which assistive device is commonly recommended for a patient with weak hand grip during meal preparation?
Answer: Built-up handle utensils
Built-up handle utensils increase the diameter of the grip, reducing the pinch force needed, which benefits patients with arthritis or weakness.
What does IADL stand for?
Answer: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
IADLs include more complex tasks like cooking, driving, managing finances, and medication management that support independent community living.
Which sensory testing tool measures two-point discrimination in the hand?
Answer: Disk-Criminator or Boley gauge
The Disk-Criminator (or Boley gauge) measures the smallest distance at which a patient can distinguish two simultaneous points of pressure on the skin.