Rehabilitation

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure - 4th Edition (COPM)

An individualized, client-centred measure designed to detect change in a client's self-perception of occupational performance over time. (Law M, Baptiste S, Carswell A, McColl MA, Polatajko H, Pollock N)
 

The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale

A 16-item scale; each item is rated from 0% (no confidence) to 100% (complete confidence). Respondents are asked to rate their confidence that they will lose their balance or become unsteady in the course of daily activities. (Powell, L.E, Myers A.M. )
 

Pediatric Interest Profiles (PIP's)

To select specific play/leisure activities with which to engage a child by assessing the child's interest and participation in play and leisure activities (Henry, A. D.)
 

Occupational Questionnaire (OQ)

Gathers data on time use patterns and feelings about time use (Riopel, M., Kielhofner, G.)
 

Functional Reach Test

To assess balance impairment, detect chance in balance performance (Duncan. P. W., Weiner, D.K., Chandler, J. Studenski, S.)
 

Cognitive Assessment of Minnesota (CAM)

Screens a wide range of cognitive skills in order to identify general problem areas (Rustad, R. A., DeGroot, T. L., Jungkunz, M. L., Freeberg, K. S., Borowick, L. G., and Wanttie, A. M.)
 

Sitting Assessment for Children with Neuromotor Dysfunction (SACND)

The SACND is an observational measure which can document the quality of sitting of children with neuromotor disabilities. It is divided into a Rest Module and a Reach Module. Four behaviours are assessed in each module: a) Postural Tone b) Postural alignment c) Postural alignment d) balance (Reid, D.)
 

Berg Balance Scale

To measure balance in 14 activities performed in standing (Berg, K., Wood-Dauphinee, S., Williams, J.I., Gayton, D.)