Arnadottir Occupational Therapy Paper

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Arnadottir occupational therapy neuro behavioral evaluation (A-one) is a cognitive/perceptual assessment tool that evaluates the impact of neurobehavioral impairment on functional performance of activities of daily livings (Stroke engine, n.d.). It is a standardized test and Occupational therapist has to be certified before administering the test. A-one evaluates deficits such as apraxia, neglect syndromes, body scheme disorders, organization/sequencing dysfunction, agnosia and spatial dysfunction via BADL and mobility tasks (Pendelton, H.,Schultz, W., 2013 ). The test is comprised of two scales: Functional independence scale (ADL scale) and the neurobehavioral impairment scale (NBI scale). The AdL scale measures five domains which includes dressing, grooming and …show more content…

For example, For AdL scale, score 4 mean independence, 3 independent but with supervision whereas for NBI scale, 4 means maximal physical assistance to perform task, 3 mean minimal to moderate physical assistance (health.utah.edu, n.d.). Some of the strengths of A-one includes ability to perform test during routine adls, effective way to determine deficits, good checklist to identify neurobehavioral deficits, test does not have to complete in one session etc. Some of the weakness includes OT must be trained, training may not be available easily etc. (health.utah.edu, n.d.). A research was conducted to evaluate the validity of Arnadottir occupational therapy neuro behavioral evaluation in persons with right and left hemisphere damage. 42 patients with right or left CVA were evaluated on the ADL and NBI scale. The u test and chi square test were used to understand the differences between the performances of the participants. The research concluded that A-ONE had minimal support for the validity related to functional performance between right and left CVAs. However, the research strongly supported the validity of A-ONE to detect and lateralize impairments in CVA patients (Gardarsdottir, S., Kaplan, S.,

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