Functional performance assessment: a program approach

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1981 Sep;62(9):456-60.

Abstract

An interdisciplinary method of functional assessment is presented utilizing the Patient Evaluation Conference System, or PECS (Harvey and Jellinek, 1979), which has been successfully applied to a medical rehabilitation setting to guide treatment and to assess program effectiveness. Our method requires that functional performance items be evaluated in terms of progress using an 8-point, 0 to 7 scale, 0 representing unmeasured or unmeasurable function, and 7 representing fully independent or normal function. Rehabilitation outcomes of 4 or below present varying degrees of dependent function, and outcomes of 5 or more represent degrees of independent function. Data are presented which demonstrate level of gain, goal-setting effectiveness, and degree of independent function.

MeSH terms

  • Computers*
  • Data Collection / methods
  • Goals
  • Humans
  • Medical Records
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care*
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Rehabilitation / education
  • Rehabilitation, Vocational