Question 1

All of the following are examples of performance-based functional tests EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

The Sickness Impact Profile is not a performance-based functional test. It is a health-related quality of life survey used to assess how a person's illness or injury impacts their daily activities and overall well-being. The other options listed are all performance-based functional tests commonly used in physical therapy and rehabilitation settings.

Question 2

A patient is able to maintain balance with handhold support and may require occasional minimal assistance (static).The patient accepts minimal challenge and is able to maintain balance while turning his head (dynamic).The PTA records his functional balance grade as:

Accepted Answer

The patient's ability to maintain balance with handhold support and occasional minimal assistance, along with accepting minimal challenge and maintaining balance while turning the head, aligns with the criteria for a "Fair" functional balance grade.

Question 3

The Functional Independence Measure is an example of a multidimensional functional assessment instrument because it includes some measure of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) includes measures of physical function, social function, and activities of daily living function. It is a comprehensive assessment tool that considers different dimensions of a person's functional abilities.

Question 4

Which of the following functional assessment tools is commonly used in the home health-care setting to assess the quality of care by measuring outcomes?

Accepted Answer

The Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) is a standardized tool used by home health agencies to assess patients' functional status, clinical outcomes, and quality of care. The tool is used to collect data on a patient's current health status and functional limitations, as well as to set goals and measure progress over time. The other tools listed are functional assessment tools, but are not specifically designed for use in the home health-care setting to measure outcomes.

Question 5

You are assessing your patient's ability to transfer from a bed to the bedside commode.You have to place your hands on the patient, but do not have to give any physical assistance.You would document this level of assistance as:

Accepted Answer

Contact guarding involves being close enough to the patient to provide physical support if necessary, but not actually touching or providing any assistance unless needed. This level of assistance is appropriate for assessing a patient's ability to transfer from a bed to a bedside commode without actually providing any physical assistance.

Question 6

The PTAs in your staff are trained in the use of a functional assessment tool.The supervisor has each PTA score a patient with the same tool and the scores obtained by each PTA are in good agreement.This is an example of good:

Accepted Answer

This scenario describes interrater reliability, which measures the consistency of scores across different raters. If the PTAs are in good agreement with each other on their scores using the same tool, then the tool demonstrates good interrater reliability. Intrarater reliability measures the consistency of scores for the same rater over time, face validity refers to whether a tool appears to measure what it is designed to measure, and concurrent validity measures whether a tool has a strong correlation with an established gold standard tool.

Quiz 8: Pta: Examination of Function

All of the following are examples of performance-based functional tests EXCEPT:

A patient is able to maintain balance with handhold support and may require occasional minimal assistance (static) .The patient accepts minimal challenge and is able to maintain balance while turning his head (dynamic) .The PTA records his functional balance grade as:

The Functional Independence Measure is an example of a multidimensional functional assessment instrument because it includes some measure of which of the following?

Which of the following functional assessment tools is commonly used in the home health-care setting to assess the quality of care by measuring outcomes?

You are assessing your patient's ability to transfer from a bed to the bedside commode.You have to place your hands on the patient, but do not have to give any physical assistance.You would document this level of assistance as:

The PTAs in your staff are trained in the use of a functional assessment tool.The supervisor has each PTA score a patient with the same tool and the scores obtained by each PTA are in good agreement.This is an example of good: