Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Study Variables
2.2.1. Assessment Tools
2.2.2. Socio-Demographic Information
2.2.3. Academic Background
2.3. Statistical Analysis
2.4. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. General Characteristics of the Study Participants
3.2. Assessment Tools for Occupational Therapy
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | |
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Age, median (IQR) | 31 (26–37) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Female | 63 (86.3) |
Male | 10 (13.7) |
Occupational therapy degree 1, n (%) | |
3-year bachelor’s degree | 36 (52.2) |
4-year bachelor’s degree | 33 (47.8) |
Date of completion of occupational therapy degree 1, n (%) | |
<2009 | 22 (33.3) |
2009 | 44 (66.7) |
Master’s degree 1, n (%) | |
Yes | 47 (69.1) |
No | 21 (30.9) |
Employment status 1, n (%) | |
Employed | 57 (78.1) |
Self-employed | 11 (15.1) |
Unemployed | 4 (5.5) |
Weekly working hours, median (IQR) | 34 (20–40) |
Workplace, n (%) | |
Private clinic | 28 (38.4) |
Public health centre | 6 (8.2) |
Foundation/Association | 18 (24.7) |
Occupational centre | 2 (2.7) |
Client’s home | 1 (1.4) |
University | 7 (9.6) |
Others | 11 (15.1) |
Practice setting | |
Neurology | 28 (38.4) |
Dementia | 9 (12.3) |
Geriatrics | 8 (11.1) |
Early childhood intervention | 9 (12.3) |
Mental health | 5 (6.9) |
Community care | 2 (2.7) |
Intellectual disability | 3 (4.1) |
School | 2 (2.7) |
Academic teaching/research | 2 (2.7) |
Traumatology/rheumatology | 2 (2.7) |
Others | 3 (4.1) |
Domains of Occupational Therapy * | n | % |
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Occupations | ||
Activities of daily living | 56 | 76.7 |
Instrumental activities of daily living | 45 | 61.6 |
Health management | 15 | 20.5 |
Rest and sleep | 5 | 6.8 |
Education | 12 | 16.4 |
Work | 13 | 17.8 |
Play | 11 | 15.1 |
Leisure | 13 | 17.8 |
Social participation | 21 | 28.8 |
Contexts | ||
Environmental factors | 8 | 11.0 |
Personal factors | 8 | 11.0 |
Performance patterns | ||
Habits | 9 | 12.3 |
Routines | 10 | 13.7 |
Rituals | 8 | 11.0 |
Roles | 8 | 11.0 |
Performance skills | ||
Motor skills | 47 | 64.4 |
Process skills | 57 | 78.1 |
Social interaction skills | 41 | 56.2 |
Client Factors | ||
Values, beliefs, and spirituality | 7 | 9.6 |
Body functions | 62 | 84.9 |
Body structures | 7 | 9.6 |
Outcomes | ||
Quality of life | 1 | 1.4 |
Health and wellness | 1 | 1.4 |
Well-being | 4 | 5.5 |
Assessment Tool | Used | Validated Tool 1 | Domains of Occupational Therapy 2 | ||
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n | % | n | % | ||
Barthel Index | 37 | 50.7 | 30 | 81.8 | Occupations: Activities of daily living |
Lawton Instrumental ADL Scale | 29 | 39.7 | 20 | 68.7 | Occupations: Instrumental activities of daily living |
Functional Independence/Assessment Measure | 16 | 21.9 | 13 | 81.2 | Occupations: Activities of daily living, Instrumental activities of daily living; Performance Skills: Process skills, social interaction skills; Client Factors: Body functions |
Sensory Profile 2 | 15 | 20.5 | 6 | 40.0 | Client Factors: Body functions |
Mini-Examen Cognoscitivo | 11 | 15.1 | 9 | 81.8 | Performance Skills: Process skills; Client Factors: Body functions |
Sensory Integration and Praxis Test | 10 | 13.7 | 2 | 20.0 | Performance Skills: Motor skills, process skills; Client Factors: Body functions |
Mini-Mental State Examination | 9 | 12.3 | 6 | 66.7 | Performance Skills: Process skills; Client Factors: Body functions |
Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment | 9 | 12.3 | 5 | 55.5 | Performance Skills: Motor skills, process skills; Client Factors: Body functions |
Nine-Hole Peg Test | 8 | 11.0 | 7 | 87.5 | Performance Skills: Motor skills; Client Factors: Body functions |
Tinetti Test | 8 | 11.0 | 3 | 37.5 | Performance Skills: Motor skills; Client Factors: Body functions |
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Prieto-Botella, D.; Sánchez-Pérez, A.; Sánchez-Moreno, S.; Hurtado-Pomares, M.; Peral-Gómez, P.; Espinosa-Sempere, C.; Juárez-Leal, I.; Fernández-Pires, P.; Valera-Gran, D.; Navarrete-Muñoz, E.-M. Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1902. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101902
Prieto-Botella D, Sánchez-Pérez A, Sánchez-Moreno S, Hurtado-Pomares M, Peral-Gómez P, Espinosa-Sempere C, Juárez-Leal I, Fernández-Pires P, Valera-Gran D, Navarrete-Muñoz E-M. Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study. Healthcare. 2022; 10(10):1902. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101902
Chicago/Turabian StylePrieto-Botella, Daniel, Alicia Sánchez-Pérez, Sergio Sánchez-Moreno, Miriam Hurtado-Pomares, Paula Peral-Gómez, Cristina Espinosa-Sempere, Iris Juárez-Leal, Paula Fernández-Pires, Desirée Valera-Gran, and Eva-María Navarrete-Muñoz. 2022. "Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study" Healthcare 10, no. 10: 1902. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101902
APA StylePrieto-Botella, D., Sánchez-Pérez, A., Sánchez-Moreno, S., Hurtado-Pomares, M., Peral-Gómez, P., Espinosa-Sempere, C., Juárez-Leal, I., Fernández-Pires, P., Valera-Gran, D., & Navarrete-Muñoz, E.-M. (2022). Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study. Healthcare, 10(10), 1902. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10101902