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Healthcare systems are being reviewed in response to the changing demographics of the New Zealand population. Service evaluation is used to judge the merit of particular approaches and interventions and is essential for clinical accountability and quality healthcare programmes. Goal Attainment Scaling is an individualised evaluation methodology developed in the 1960s that has gained popularity in a variety of occupational therapy fields. This article describes Goal Attainment Scaling, presents the benefits, limitations and discusses its use as an outcome measure in a research study evaluating the impact of an outreach nurse case management service for older people. The clinical utility of Goal Attainment Scaling for occupational therapists is explored.

This articles discusses the use of the COPM and GAS for planning, documenting and measuring progress in client-centered goals in a short term community based rehab. It discusses the effectiveness of using both tools to ensure covering broader goals (COPM) and the GAS for breaking it down into appropriate size goals to show progress.

Although a small study, draws on AMPS and COPM The aim of this paper was to investigate the effectiveness of client-centred occupational therapy using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). Both the COPM and the AMPS change scores demonstrated statistically significant improvement (p < 0.01) in occupational performance. Significant correlations were found between COPM - Performance and AMPS - Motor skills (r(s) = 0.64, p < 0.05), and COPM - Satisfaction and AMPS - Process skills (r(s) = 0.62, p < 0.05) in a group positive towards client-centred occupational therapy. The COPM was a valuable tool in guiding and measuring the client-centred occupational therapy for children with developmental disabilities.

As part of a national programme to provide mechanisms for quality improvement in the mental health sector, New Zealand has established the MH-Smart Programme. The programme aims to introduce the routine use of standardised assessments that, with repeated use, can reflect consumer changes, outcomes or results. This paper describes the process and rationale for assessing the suitability of measures of functioning.

Jyoti Khadka, Vijaya K Gothwal, Colm McAlinden, Ecosse L Lamoureux and Konrad Pesudovs Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2012, 10:80 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-10-80 Published: 13 July 2012 Abstract (provisional) Background A critical component that influences the measurement properties of a patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument is the rating scale.

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This article looks at the comparison between the GAS and the Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Index (PEDI) and the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM). In this study Occupational Therapists, Speech and LAnguage Therapists and Physical Therapists were asked to use the GAS as well as continuing to use established outcome measures (PEDI and GMFM). Over a 6 month period these were reviewed twice and it was found that the three assessments were complimentary in their ability to measure individual change. The GAS helped measure goals that were outside the range of the (standardised) PEDI and GMFM.

This article discusses some of the unique aspects of the Dutch COPM The Dutch Canadian Occupational Perfor- mance Measure (COPM) is a valid measure of a client's self-perception of occupational performance in the areas of self-care, pro- ductivity and leisure. . The COPM provides information that can- not be obtained with current standardized instruments.

This article discusses 'divergent' and 'convergent' validity - terms I had not come across before. The study rates the COPM as being unique in taking into account the person's experience of the impact of their perceived health on their quality of life. It discusses the COPM a tool that allows recording of the difficulty at the activity level, impairment level, spiritual level and environmental level.

The purpose of this paper is to review six individualized outcome measures that have been identified in the rehabilitation and psychology literature. The measures include: the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills, McMaster (MAC) Toronto Arthritis, Goal Attainment Scaling, Target Complaints and the Patient Specific Functional Scale. The reliability, validity, responsiveness and clinical utility of each outcome measure was examined and critiqued. Each tool, to a varying degree, met the description of a standardized, client-centred outcome measure. Members of NZAOT can access this journal.