Common use of standardized assessments by occupational therapists in the government setting in Malaysia/ Wan Nurulaini Wan Shafie and Kannan K Thanapalan

Wan Shafie, Wan Nurulaini and Thanapalan, Kannan K (2019) Common use of standardized assessments by occupational therapists in the government setting in Malaysia/ Wan Nurulaini Wan Shafie and Kannan K Thanapalan. Health Scope, 2. pp. 292-296. ISSN 2735-0649

Abstract

Use of standardized assessment (SA) tools reflects the Occupational Therapy (OT) domain of practice. The purpose of this study was to identify the common use, purposes and the perceptions of standardized assessments by Occupational Therapists in Malaysia. Online survey was conducted and the survey questionnaire consists of Part A (Demographic Questions) and Part B(Occupational Therapy Clinicians’ Use of Standardized Assessment Measures). With response rate of 22.6%, 64 respondents were analyzed. The Modified Barthel Index (MBI) was the most popular outcome measure. Most of the respondents reported they used the SA as the screening tools. As for the perceptions of SA, mostly the respondents have higher knowledge in selecting the appropriate measure and psychometric properties (validity and reliability). The respondents also agree that the most important factor in using the SA was the availability of the measures in their workplace. The usage of the SA by OTs in Malaysia needs to be improved to ensure the crediblity in OT practice.

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Wan Shafie, Wan Nurulaini
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Thanapalan, Kannan K
tckannan@uitm.edu.my
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > Practice of medicine. Medical practice economics
R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology > Physical medicine. Physical therapy. Including massage, exercise, occupational therapy, hydrotherapy, phototherapy, radiotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Health Sciences
Journal or Publication Title: Health Scope
UiTM Journal Collections: Others > Healthscope
ISSN: 2735-0649
Volume: 2
Page Range: pp. 292-296
Keywords: Occupational Therapy, Standardized assessment (SA)
Date: September 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54697
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