3rd Edition
Measuring Occupational Performance Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the EditorsContributing AuthorsPreface
Foreword by Linda Tickle-Degnen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTAIntroduction: Foundations of Occupational Therapy Measurement Practice
Chapter 1 Measurement in Occupational TherapyMary Law, PhD, FCAOT and Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter 2 Measurement Concepts and PracticesWinnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 3 Understanding Measurement PropertiesSusan Magasi, PhD; Apeksha Gohil, BOT; Mark Burghart, MOT; and Anna Wallisch, MOT
Chapter 4 Guiding Therapist Decisions for Measuring Outcomes in Occupational TherapyMary Law, PhD, FCAOT and Joy MacDermid, BScPT, PhD
Chapter 5 Identifying Person Factors That Impact Occupational Performance AssessmentMonica S. Perlmutter, OTD, OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA and Meredith P. Gronski, OTD, OTR/L
Chapter 6 Using Naturalistic Measurement Methods to Understand Occupational PerformanceMary A. Corcoran, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; and Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 7 Measuring Occupational Performance Using a Client-Centered PerspectiveMary Ann McColl, PhD, MTS and Nancy Pollock, MSc, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Chapter 8 Self-Determination and Self-ManagementJoy Hammel, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Danbi Lee, PhD, OTD, OTR/L; Jenna Heffron, PhD, OTR/L; and Kira Meskin, OTD, OTR/L
Chapter 9 General Measures of
Participation Across the LifespanMary Law, PhD, FCAOT; Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA; and Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter 10 Overview of Play and LeisureJenny Ziviani, PhD, BAppSc(OT), BA, MEd; Anne A. Poulsen, PhD, BOccThy (Hons); and Laura Miller, PhD, BSc(OT)(Hons), MHSM
Chapter 11 Measuring Work PerformanceVicki Kaskutas, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter 12 Measuring
Participation at SchoolWinnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA; Becky Nicholson, OTD, OTR/L; and Lauren Foster, OTD, OTR/L
Chapter 13 Measuring Occupational Performance in Basic Activities of Daily LivingLori Letts, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) and Jackie Bosch, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Chapter 14 Measuring Performance in Instrumental Activities of Daily LivingMargo B. Holm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, ABDA and Joan C. Rogers, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter 15 Measuring Time Use and Occupational BalanceCatherine Backman, PhD, OT(C), FCAOT and Mary Forhan, PhD, OT(C)
Chapter 16 Measuring Environmental FactorsPatricia Rigby, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.); Oana Craciunoiu, MScOT, OT(C); Jill Stier, MA, OT Reg. (Ont.); and Lori Letts, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Chapter 17 Measuring Social FactorsJulie D. Bass, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Kathryn M. B. Haugen, REHS/RS
Chapter 18 Applying an Occupational Performance Measurement Approach: Challenges and Strategies in ImplementationMary Law, PhD, FCAOT; Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; and Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTAAppendix A List of Measures (Alphabetical)Appendix B List of Measures by Occupational Performance AreaAppendix C List of Measures by Source/AuthorAppendix D List of Measures Mapped to the International Classification of FunctioningAppendix E Outcome Measures Rating Forms and GuidelinesFinancial Disclosures
Index
Biography
Mary Law, PhD, FCAOT is Professor Emeritus, School of Rehabilitation Science and CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.
Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA is the Elias Michael Director and Professor of Occupational Therapy, Neurology and Social Work 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 in the School of Health Professions at the University of Kansas, Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.
“The authors draw attention to the use of strength-based approaches versus top-down approaches that help clients to use their own strengths to help overcome deficits during occupational performance.”
-Linda Frasier, OTD, Touro University Nevada, Doody’s Review Service
“As with the previous two editions of this textbook, this third edition proves to be an exemplary compendium of the most current assessment tools and processes available to the occupational therapy practitioners. This third edition continues this book’s valuable legacy.”
- Sue Baptiste, MHSc, Dip(OT), Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy






