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Assessment of motor and process skills in Danish occupational therapy practice
Annette Forsberg Jørgensen Vinge1, Mette Egelund Mondrup1, Kristina Tomra Nielsen2,3
1Occupation Science, User Perspectives and Community-based Research, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Background:
The demand for employment of standardized evaluations is increasing. In Denmark, approximately 25% of all occupational therapists (OTs) are trained to use the standardized occupational therapy instrument Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS).
Aims:
To investigate the use of AMPS within Danish occupational therapy practice and determine factors supporting or hindering the use.
Material And Methods:
An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among OTs from various settings.
Results:
Overall, 844 calibrated OTs participated in the survey. Of these, 540 (64%) met the inclusion criteria and 486 (90%) completed the questionnaire. Forty percent of the participants used the AMPS in a standardized way during a one-month period and 56% reported being dissatisfied with the low number of AMPS evaluations completed. Five supporting and nine hindering factors were found to significantly influence the use of standardized AMPS evaluations.
Conclusions/Significance:
Despite demands for standardized evaluations, the AMPS is not regularly used in a standardized way within Danish occupational therapy practice. Use of AMPS in clinical practice seems to be facilitated by an acknowledgement from the management and the OT's ability to develop habits and routines. Time restraints were reported, however, time to conduct evaluations was not a statistically significant influencing factor.
