Intervention Approaches & Outcomes Quiz

Which approach to intervention is designed to provide supports that will allow clients to preserve the performance capabilities they have regained and that continue to meet their occupational needs?

• Create, promote (health promotion)

• Establish, restore (remediation, restoration)

• Maintain

• Prevent

Which approach is directed at "finding ways to revise the current context or activity demands to support performance in the natural setting"?

• Modify (compensation, adaptation)

• Prevent (disability prevention)

• Maintain (health promotion)

• Create (health promotion)

Which approach to intervention does not assume a disability is present and aims to enhance performance for all people in natural contexts of life?

• Create, promote (health promotion)

• Establish, restore (remediation, restoration)

• Maintain

• Prevent

What is an example of the "Establish, restore (remediation, restoration)" approach for a person?

• Develop a fatigue management program for a client recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

• Restore a client’s upper extremity movement to enable transfer of dishes from the dishwasher into the upper kitchen cabinets

• Maintain environmental modifications at a group home for young adults with physical disabilities for continued safety and engagement with housemates.

• Create a resource list of developmentally appropriate toys to be distributed by staff at a day care program

Which of the following is an example of the "Modify" approach for a person?

• Aid in the prevention of illicit substance use by introducing self-initiated routine strategies

• Simplify task sequence to help a person with cognitive impairments complete a morning self-care routine

• Prevent social isolation of employees by promoting participation in after-work group activities

• Consult with a hotel chain to provide an ergonomics educational program designed to prevent back injuries in housekeeping staff

Which of the following is an example of the "Prevent" approach for a group?

• Modify a college campus housing building to accommodate a group of students with mobility impairments

• Consult with architects and builders to design homes that will support aging in place and use universal design principles

• Prevent social isolation of employees by promoting participation in after-work group activities

• Maintain safe and independent access for people with low vision by increasing hallway lighting in a community center

What is an example of the "Create, promote (health promotion)" approach for a population?

• Develop a falls prevention curriculum for older adults for trainings at senior centers and day centers

• Collaborate with a client to help establish morning routines needed to arrive at school or work on time

• Maintain environmental modifications at a group home for young adults with physical disabilities for continued safety and engagement with housemates

• Educate staff of a group home for clients with serious mental illness to develop a structured schedule

Which of the following is an example of "Improvement" in occupational therapy outcomes for a person?

• A group of older adults cooks a holiday meal during their stay in a skilled nursing facility with minimal assistance from staff.

• An older adult returns home from a skilled nursing facility as desired.

• A teenage mother experiences increased confidence and competence in parenting as a result of structured social groups and child development classes

• A community welcomes children with spina bifida in public settings after a news story featuring occupational therapy practitioners

What does "Enhancement" in occupational therapy outcomes refer to?

• Increased occupational performance through adaptation when a performance limitation is present

• Act of doing and accomplishing a selected action (performance skill), activity, or occupation

• Development of performance skills and performance patterns that augment existing performance of life occupations when a performance limitation is not present

• Finding ways to revise the current context or activity demands to support performance in the natural setting

Which outcome includes education or health promotion efforts designed to identify, reduce, or stop the onset and reduce the incidence of unhealthy conditions?

• Improvement

• Prevention

• Maintain

• Quality of Life