Provides a quick initial assessment of the patients ROM to enable dressing ability

Authors:  Age-Range: All Ages

[from the PR] "The dressing loop facilitates a quick initial assessment of the patient, speeding up the safe discharge or particular patients who are mobile and self-caring but whom the ward and/or medical staff feel require specialist assessment. It comprises of a metre long adjustable stretch of elastic contained within a screw-top jar. If the patient can open the jar and reach down to pull the loop over their feet, up their body and over their head they have the range of movement needed to get washed, undressed and dressed. The device creates greater efficiency by freeing up beds more quickly and saving OTs’ time. It is also a boost for patients’ privacy and dignity because they no longer have to undress, dress and wash themselves to demonstrate how well they could cope after leaving hospital. Around one fifth of patients who are referred for an OT assessment can benefit from using the dressing loop."

Screening tool for developmental delay

Authors: Bricker, D., Squires J.,  Age-Range: Birth 5.0 years

"Parents complete the simple, illustrated 30-item questionnaires at designated intervals, assessing children in their natural environments to ensure valid results. Each questionnaire can be completed in just 10-15 minutes and covers five key developmental areas: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social. Professionals convert parents' responses of yes, sometimes, and not yet — in just 2-3 minutes — to color-coded scoring sheets, enabling them to quickly determine a child's progress in each developmental area" (Quoted from Publisher) Takes about 10-15 minutes. Published in English, Spanish, French and Korean, other translations are available for licensing.

To evaluate home safety for elders

Authors: Oliver R., Blathwayt J., Brackley C, Tamaki T.  Age-Range: Older Adults

Evaluates risks in various rooms of the home as well as general risks such as fire hazards; examines safety issues in how the individual performs various self-care and household tasks; examines the potential for wandering and the use of memory aids; and identifies how help could be summoned

To evaluate the use of a meal preparation treatment protocol based on cognitive-perceptual information processing theory for adults with traumatic or anoxic acquired brain injury

Authors: Neistadt, M. E.  Age-Range: Adults

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

Authors: Reid, D.  Age-Range: 2.0 - 5.0 years

Takes 5mins for each module (rest and reach) however allow 1-1.5hrs for setting up equipment, establishing client rapport and analysing the data. NB: requires use of a videocamera. all the materials include:

• Timer/Stopwatch
• Videocamera & Tripod
• Videotape
• DVD/Video and TV/monitor for child to watch during assessment
• Childrens books
• Bench
• Block for foot support
• Mats
• Object board (Acrylic with cut out toys attached with Velcro)

NB: The Assessment is now out of print. Please contact the author for the assessment