Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study

The use of standardized assessment tools is essential for the occupational therapy intervention process to ensure clinical practice is appropriate and of high quality. This study aimed to explore which assessment tools Spanish occupational therapists use in their clinical practice. An ad hoc online...

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Autores: 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 EM
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
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Palabra clave:assessment tools
occupational therapy
evidence-based practice
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study
title Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study
spellingShingle Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study
Prieto-Botella D
assessment tools
occupational therapy
evidence-based practice
title_short Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study
title_full Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study
title_fullStr Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study
title_full_unstemmed Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study
title_sort Identification and Use of Assessment Tools in Spanish Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv 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 EM
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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 EM
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Sánchez-Moreno S
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Peral-Gómez P
Espinosa-Sempere C
Juárez-Leal I
Fernández-Pires P
Valera-Gran D
Navarrete-Muñoz EM
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv assessment tools
occupational therapy
evidence-based practice
topic assessment tools
occupational therapy
evidence-based practice
description The use of standardized assessment tools is essential for the occupational therapy intervention process to ensure clinical practice is appropriate and of high quality. This study aimed to explore which assessment tools Spanish occupational therapists use in their clinical practice. An ad hoc online questionnaire of 19 open and closed questions was used to collect information on assessment tools, socio-demographics, and academic background. The assessment tools were classified according to the main domains of occupational therapy using the last edition of the American Occupational Therapy Association framework. The survey was completed by 73 Spanish occupational therapists, of whom 86.3% were women; the median age was 31 years, and more than 60% treated people suffering from neurological and neurodegenerative disorders or worked in geriatric medicine. Of 147 assessment tools identified, those designed to assess activities of daily living, body functions, process skills, and motor skills were the instruments most frequently used. Specifically, the Barthel Index, Lawton Instrumental ADL Scale, Functional Independence Measure, Sensory Profile 2, and Mini-Examen Cognoscitivo were the tools most employed by Spanish occupational therapists. However, more than one third of the participants used assessment tools without knowing whether they were validated in the Spanish context and/or a specific target population. To our knowledge, this is the first time a study has examined the use and type of assessment tools in Spanish occupational therapists. Our results may constitute a positive step forward for developing strategies for enhancing evidence-based assessment in occupational therapy practice.
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