title: Validity of the Functional Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (FLOTCA).
abstract: The Functional Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (FLOTCA) was developed to assess integrative higher cognitive abilities in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The FLOTCA measures performance on three tasks: navigating on a map, organizing a toolbox, and planning a daily schedule. This study assessed the psychometric properties of the FLOTCA with a sample of 25 participants with TBI ages 18-49 and 25 matched healthy participants. The FLOTCA showed high interrater reliability (intraclass correlation = .996) and internal consistency reliability for the total score (α = .82). Construct validity was supported for the total score, t (48) = -5.48, d = 1.52, and the separate tasks. Moderate ecological validity was obtained with the combined FIM™ and Functional Assessment Measure, r (19) = .44, p < .05. The results indicate that the FLOTCA can be used to assess higher cognitive abilities in functioning and can serve as the basis for intervention planning.
authors.affiliation: Yifat Schwartz, MSc, OT, is Director Occupational Therapy Department, Lowenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel.
authors.forename: Yifat
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.affiliation: Sara Averbuch, MSc, OT, is Director Emeritus, Occupational Therapy Department, Lowenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Averbuch
authors.affiliation: Aliza Sagiv, MSc, OT, is Deputy Director, Occupational Therapy Department, Lowenstein Rehabilitation Hospital, Raanana, Israel.
authors.forename: Noomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.affiliation: Noomi Katz, PhD, OTR, is Director, Research Institute for Health and Medical Professions, Ono Academic College, Kiryat Ono, Israel; noomi.katz@ono.ac.il.
authors.forename: Aliza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sagiv