Document Type

Dissertation

Usefulness of the MMS and S5 for Assessing Medication Management Capacity for Clients Post-Stroke

Authors

Jessica Jean Bolduc, Nova Southeastern University

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Occupational Therapy

Copyright Statement

All rights reserved. This publication is intended for use solely by faculty, students, and staff of Nova Southeastern University. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, now known or later developed, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author or the publisher.

Department

College of Health Care Sciences – Occupational Therapy Department

First Advisor

Ariela Neuman

Publication Date / Copyright Date

2013

Publisher

Nova Southeastern University

NSUWorks Citation

Jessica Jean Bolduc. 2013. Usefulness of the MMS and S5 for Assessing Medication Management Capacity for Clients Post-Stroke. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, College of Health Care Sciences – Occupational Therapy Department. (55)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_ot_student_dissertations/55.

Abstract

Occupational therapists need a means to efficiently and accurately screen a client’s medication management capacity, especially for clients post-stroke. Most therapists are not aware of, nor do they utilize specific assessments for medication management capacity, partly due to lack of thorough assessments. The purpose of this study was to compare the scores of the ManageMed Screen (MMS), the Screening for Self-Medication Safety Post Stroke (S5), and the Montreal Assessment of Cognition (MoCA) on a population of rehabilitation clients post-stroke to evaluate consistency of scores and determine their usefulness in clinical practice. All screens were designed for use in occupational therapy; the MMS was validated for the general adult population, the S5 for clients post-stroke, and the MoCA is a cognitive screen used with adult clients with a variety of diagnoses including stroke. The MoCA was used to explore the potential relationship between cognition and medication management capacity. Study participants included five clients post-stroke and three occupational therapists. Clients were screened by the occupational therapists with the MMS, S5, and MoCA, and clinicians also participated in a focus group to assess their perceived usefulness of the screens. Results demonstrated that the MMS was consistent with the S5 in identifying the clients who performed the poorest. The MoCA has no consistent relationship with either the MMS or S5. Additionally, through a focus group, clinicians deemed both the MMS and S5 as useful, but felt the MMS was a more useful screen for their clinical practice in regards to efficient and practical use with clients post-stroke in a rehabilitation setting

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy

Keywords

Health and environmental sciences, Assessment, Medication management, Occupational therapy, Stroke