STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Functional Measures - correct answer ✔✔Used in all areas of rehab
-target "real life" activities
Measures of participation - correct answer ✔✔Assess the degree to which people participate in
activities in their daily lives
-job, duties
Quality of life measures - correct answer ✔✔Address how individuals feel about their
participation/attitudes/ability to enjoy life
Assessment Goals - Acute Care vs Long Term Care - correct answer ✔✔Acute: address to
immediate needs (swallowing/dysphagia), basic communication (yes/no), poor judgement,
visual neglect
Long Term: more comprehensive assessment. Linguistic and cognitive abilities.
Purposes for Administering Standardized Tests - correct answer ✔✔-provide norms for weighing
performance of one patient against another/against normal
-measure patterns of natural recovery, stabilization, or decline
-measure effects of treatment