Suffolk ADL Index

for those of you who are looking for an ADL Outcome Measure.  Have a look at this.  It was made by A. Magpantay in 2012.

Here are some information about it.

1. It measures 9 areas of ADLs compatible with OT uniform terminology and OT practice framework.
2. It uses Baseline Score so every individual would have their individual ceiling of performance and this is where improvements will be based
3. The SADL In Score has very strong positive relationship with Barthel ADL Index. This makes it valid.
4. The performance is expressed and described in percentage compared to baseline score
5. It generates a (PAN) physical assistance need score that can guide a therapist as to how much care support is required at the point of dated assessment.
6. It can easily be communicated to any other team/discipline
7. one can have an overview of performance at a glance
8. it describes level of assistance in terms of moving and handling support the person require

Outcome Measure for Occupational Therapy

Wondering how you can measure the outcome of your input? I have the solution and it is as simple as a paperclip - it is like a simple wire, bent in a special way, the, presto! it holds everything together.  I presented this in East of England Stroke Forum in 2013.

It is called Service Performance Record of Effectiveness and Efficiency or SPREE.

What is Service Performance Record of Effectiveness and Efficiency or SPREE?

SPREE  is a method of scoring the effectiveness of therapy intervention my measuring the extent of client goals that the therapy has achieved in the course of intervention. It is a platform that measures goal achievement of clients and their therapists. In effect, each patient has their own outcome expectation  but their goal achievement is scored in a standardised a way to allow statistical analysis.

Generic measures include designating a value or Goal Attainment Value (GAV) to rate the extent of how patients’ goals were achieved.

In SPREE, goals are individually identified to balance the needs of the patient and their family and the demand of Service Provider/ Commissioner to prove the and measure the Outcome of the service.

OT Service Performance Record of Effectiveness and Efficiency (OT SPREE)  is the system of measuring therapy outcomes by quantifying the amount of client goals achieved with the help of an Occupational Therapy through intervention and its involvement with the persons’ case.

 Why use it?

1.       OT SPREE is easy to complete and not complicated.

2.       OT SPREE has Flexible goal setting parameters where goals can be set with the help of relevant people involved in clients care.

3.       It can measure goals that encompasses wide variety of contextual and performance problems.

4.       It is a running document that can be used throughout a patient’s stay in the hospital and has the flexibility to be used in various facilities and by multiple of disciplines.

5.       It can be used with other standardised tools and outcome measures.

6.       It has a holistic approach to identifying Occupational Problems of the client.

7.       It encourages a balance between client, their family and therapists’ involvement.

8.       It facilitates realistic goal setting and encourages collaborative goal setting.

9.       It can easily be reported and data summary are hoped to be easily understood by service commissioners.

Interested? email me.