Using the assessment of motor and process skills to measure functional change in adults with severe traumatic brain injury: A pilot study.
OBJECTIVE
To measure functional change in 10 adults following severe traumatic brain injury using the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS).


METHODS
This clinical pilot study used a standardised occupational therapy tool, the AMPS, to measure motor and process scores during activities of daily living, for over 3 weeks of inpatient rehabilitation.


RESULTS
Wilcoxon signed ranks tests indicate significant improvement in motor and process scores from initial assessment to repeat evaluation (z = -2.70, p = 0.01; z = -2.81, P = 0.01, respectively).


CONCLUSIONS
The AMPS measured statistically and clinically significant change in motor and process abilities over 3 weeks of neurosurgical rehabilitation. Findings suggest that the AMPS is a sensitive measure of functional change for the study sample and timeframe.
Lange
Bridget
B
Occupational Therapy Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. bridget.lange@optusnet
Spagnolo
Karren
K
Fowler
Bess
B
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult