Consistency between two subjective assessments of activities of daily living: Patient- and occupational therapist-reported judgments

Abstract

Purpose: To examine the consistency between patient- and occupational therapist-reported judgments of patients’ ability and change in ADL abilities. Materials: Patient- and therapist-reported ADL abilities were assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale, whilst the changes in patients’ ADL abilities were reported by patients and therapists using a 15-point Likert-type scale. Methods: Repeated assessments at a 3-week interval were used. 88 inpatients with stroke and 16 occupational therapists were recruited from rehabilitation wards in a medical center. Results: Moderate correlations (rs =.53–.56) were found between the patient- and therapist-reported ADL abilities. The patient-reported scores were significantly lower (ds =.45; ps