Deck 4: Task-Oriented Approach to Stroke Rehabilitation

Question 1

An example of an intervention to decrease the degrees of freedom is:

A) splinting a joint.
B) adapting a task so that few joints are involved.
C) using an assistive device so that a person does require the use of dexterity.
D) all of the above.

Answer 1

D
Performance can be improved by increasing postural stability and decreasing the number of joints (decreasing the degrees of freedom)required to participate in chosen tasks.

Question 2

An assessment that would be appropriate to use in the second step of the task-oriented evaluation framework would be:

A) Role Checklist.
B) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure.
C) Functional Independence Measure.
D) both b and c.

Answer 2

D
The second step in the evaluation process is the assessment of occupational performance tasks: ADL,instrumental ADLs (IADLs),work,education,and play/leisure.

Question 3

In general,less feedback is better than more feedback.

Answer 3

True
In general,providing immediate and frequent feedback prevents patients from learning how to use their feedback mechanisms to monitor and evaluate their own performance.

Question 4

Practicing parts of the task is superior to practicing the whole task.

Question 5

Summary feedback is better than immediate feedback.

Question 6

The task-oriented approach begins with assessments focused on:

A) assessment of motor control.
B) activity of daily living (ADL).
C) inquiry into role performance.
D) all of the above.