Current pressures to document outcomes and demonstrate the efficacy of occupational
therapy intervention arise from fiscal restraints as much as from the humanitarian desire to …

Although there is increasing demand for greater accountability from occupational therapists
for the outcomes of their practice, there are few quick, simple and psychometrically sound …

The aim of this study was to explore the process used by occupational therapists to measure
the effect of their interventions. A second aim was to explore the challenges associated with …

Introduction There is little consensus regarding the meaning of quality of life (QOL) within
occupational therapy literature. Measurement of QOL has varied in both research and …

Purpose: Despite encouragement, routine outcome measurement is not standard practice in
occupational therapy. This applies across most practice areas and outcome measures …

With increasing costs and scarcity of resources, occupational therapists need to embrace
outcomes research to demonstrate the effectiveness of its clinical interventions. To explore …

The Canadian occupational performance measure: what do users consider important? Page 1
Outcome measures are becoming mandatory in the NHS. One of the issues now arising is …

The AusTOMs for Occxupational Therapy tool was developed in Australia and is designed to
allow clinicians to measure mapient outcomes in any setting. This manual provides you with …

Occupational therapists working to a philosophy of client-centred practice will benefit from a
reliable and well reviewed outcome measure to provide an evidence base. A systematic …

This article was commissioned by the Practice Development Board, College of Occupational
Therapists, and gives a brief outline of the rationale and structure of standardised …