title: Cognitive Assessment Trends in Home Health Care for Adults With Mild Stroke.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article describes current trends in cognitive assessment use for adults with mild stroke by home health practitioners in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 56 home health occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. A self-administered survey about use of cognitive assessment tools in home health care and influences on their use was conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety-six percent of participants assessed cognition in adults with mild stroke. Nonstandardized assessments were the most widely used method for evaluating cognition in the home health setting. Influences such as specialized training in specific assessments, confidence, and productivity requirements may have affected the practitioners' cognitive assessment decisions in home health care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although cognitive assessments are widely used in home health care, occupational therapy practitioners are selecting nonstandardized assessments most frequently to assess cognition.
authors.affiliation: Suzanne C. Burns, MOT, OTR/L, is PhD Student, School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX; sburns3@twu.edu.
authors.forename: Suzanne C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.affiliation: Marsha Neville, PhD, OT, is Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Marsha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neville
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis