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Amy Yule¹, Payton Friend², Tamra Trenary³

¹Graduate Occupational Therapy Program, St. Catherine University, St Paul, MN, USA.

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Occupational therapists widely use standardized cognitive screening tools for patient care. However, tool availability and usage vary significantly across different trauma center designations, impacting discharge planning.

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Healthcare Management

Background:

Standardized cognitive screening is crucial for occupational therapy in hospitals.
Limited data exists on tool availability and usage across trauma center designations.

Purpose of the Study:

Identify common cognitive screens and functional performance assessments used by occupational therapists.
Explore factors influencing the selection and use of these tools.
Examine variations in tool availability and use based on trauma center designation.

Main Methods:

Electronic surveys with 28 questions were distributed.
208 occupational therapy practitioners participated.
Data collected on demographics, tool availability/use, and perceptions of cognitive evaluation.

Main Results:

86.5% of participants use paper-pencil standardized cognitive screens.
65.4% use cognitive performance assessments.
Significant differences in tool access and availability were found between trauma center designations.

Conclusions:

Standardized cognitive assessment is prevalent in occupational therapy practice.
Trauma center designation influences the availability and use of cognitive screening and performance assessment tools.
Further research is needed to understand and address these disparities.