Abstract
Objective: The objective of this paper was to analyze the psychometrics, efficacy, and usefulness of assessments to measure occupational performance and occupation-based outcomes.
Methodology: Eight Doctor of Occupational Therapy Students at Nova Southeastern University, along with their professor, analyzed and appraised 46 commonly used assessments to discover and explore the assessments’ purposes, theory-bases, psychometric properties, and usefulness as outcome measures.
Results: We found that many high quality assessments exist and meet the standards for validity and reliability. Although some assessments are client-centered and useful, some still require additional research to strengthen their psychometric properties.
Conclusion: Some widely used assessments are better for assessing occupation-based outcomes while others are better for assessing specific client factors. Despite their lack of psychometric information, some of the assessments we analyzed may still be useful in practice.
Recommended Citation
D'Amico, Mariana
(2017)
"A Review of Occupation and Impairment Based Assessments Used in Occupational Therapy,"
OCCUPATION: A Medium of Inquiry about Health through Occupation: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occupation/vol2/iss1/4
