As the profession of occupational therapy continues to mature and expand its practice, the measurement of occupational performance is one of the key avenues that all practicing clinicians will need to explore and master. A complex subject for the new and practicing occupational therapist, each step in the evaluation process from assessment to interpretation to intervention is critical. Having one solid, evidence-based textbook to teach and guide in the measurement process is welcome. With an emphasis on the context of current best practice,Measuring Occupational Performance: Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapyrises to meet this challenge in an updated and expanded second edition . Three of the professions most recognized and leading professionals, Drs. Mary Law, Carolyn M. Baum, and Winnie Dunn, have joined together to bring their expertise in assessing occupational performance to the pages of the second edition ofMeasuring Occupational Performance. With a more focused approach on evidence based rehabilitation and accountability, the student will be guided throughout their educational career by learning to identify the best approach for outcome measurement. Measuring Occupational Performanceprovides easily accessible, up-to-date information for all occupational performance measures, including a systematic, detailed focus on measures important for evidence-based occupational therapy. Measurement issues and practices are discussed, and a decision-making framework is provided to guide the choice of assessment tools.This timely work helps to simplify a complex subject, and is a must-have for both occupational therapy students and practitioners. New to the second edition: A new focus that accounts for the profession's shift to evidence based rehabilitation and occupation. Updated and restructured measures that allow this to be the only resource needed for measuring occupational performance. Streamlined tables for easy access to information and are now located at the conclusion of each chapter. An added chapter on participation measures. New appendices that list measures by author and test name allow for easy navigation through an array of topics, including conducting assessments, interpreting measurement information, and strategies for using assessment information.

Mary Law, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), FCAOT, is Professor and Associate Dean of Rehabilitation Science and Co-Director of CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/C, FAOTA, is the Elias Michael Director and Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.

Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy Education at the University of Kansas, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.

Dedication	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. viii
About the Editors	p. ix
Contributing Authors	p. x
Preface	p. xi
Foreword	p. xii
Foundations of Occupational Therapy Measurement Practice
Measurement in Occupational Therapy	p. 3
Measurement Issues and Practices	p. 21
Guiding Therapist Decisions About Measuring Outcomes in Occupational Therapy	p. 33
Measurement in Occupational Therapy
Establishing the Integrity of Measurement Data: Identifying Impairments That Can Limit Occupational Performance and Threaten the Validity of Assessments	p. 49
Using Qualitative Measurement Methods to Understand Occupational Performance	p. 65
Measuring Occupational Performance Using a Client-Centered Perspective	p. 81
Occupational Performance: Measuring the Perspectives of Others	p. 93
Measuring Participation	p. 107
Measuring Play Performance	p. 129
Measuring Work Performance From an Occupational Performance Perspective	p. 151
Measuring Occupational Performance in Basic Activities of Daily Living	p. 179
Measuring Performance in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living	p. 227
Measuring Leisure Performance	p. 249
Measurement of Occupational Role	p. 277
Occupational Balance: Measuring Time Use and Satisfaction Across Occupational Performance Areas	p. 287
Measuring Community Integration and Social Support	p. 301
Measuring Environmental Factors	p. 315
Using Measurement in Practice
Measuring Occupational Performance within a Sociocultural Context	p. 347
Using Information to Influence Policy	p. 367
Challenges and Strategies in Applying an Occupational Performance Measurement Approach	p. 375
Appendices
List of Measures (Alphabetical)	p. 383
List of Measures by Occupational Performance Area	p. 385
List of Measures by Source/Author	p. 387
List of Measures Mapped to the International Classification of Functioning	p. 390
Outcome Measures Rating Forms and Guidelines	p. 396
Index	p. 411
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