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Evaluating outcomes of therapies offered by occupational therapists in adult mental health

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posted on 2023-08-30, 13:38 authored by Rajkumar S. P. Samsonraj, Michael F. E. Loughran, Jenny Secker
Background: Attitudes towards the use of outcome measures by professionals working in mental health have been shown to be variable. Occupational therapists appear to have difficulty specifying goals and measuring the outcomes of interventions. Aims: To measure the outcomes of therapies offered by occupational therapists and to assess concurrent validity of the Van du Toit Model of Creative Ability (VdT MoCA) assessment. Method: The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), VdT MoCA assessment and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) were used. Changes in mean scores on the measures were assessed using appropriate tests. Correlations between measures were assessed using Spearman's non-parametric test. Results: Mean post-therapy scores were significantly higher than pre-therapy scores on all three measures. VdT MoCA assessment scores pre- and post-therapy were highly correlated with GAF scores. The COPM outcome scores were uncorrelated with VdT MoCA assessment and GAF scores. Conclusions: The results offer a promising indication that occupational therapy interventions may increase functioning and thus aid clients' recovery. The VdT MoCA assessment is promising as a measure of improvement in functioning. Further research is needed to confirm these results and to further explore issues around occupational therapists' use of outcome measures.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

21

Issue number

6

Page range

531-538

Publication title

Journal of Mental Health

ISSN

1360-0567

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2012-04-24

Legacy creation date

2019-12-03

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education (until September 2018)

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