Arm Motor Ability Test (AMAT-9)
CHAPTER 73: ARM MOTOR ABILITY TEST (AMAT-9) Description The Arm Motor Ability Test (AMAT), developed by McCulloch, Cook, Fleming, Novack, and Taub (1988), is a standardized assessment of select activities…
Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)
CHAPTER 20: TIMED UP AND GO TEST (TUG) Description The Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) is a relatively quick outcome measure developed to test a person’s balance and fall…
Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)
CHAPTER 72: ACTION RESEARCH ARM TEST (ARAT) Description The Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) is an observational activity-based measure used to determine the quality of upper limb function that was…
Motor Assessment Scale (MAS)
CHAPTER 71: MOTOR ASSESSMENT SCALE (MAS) Description The Motor Assessment Scale (MAS) is a standardized criterion-based measure that assesses functional motor activity from basic gross motor upper and lower extremity…
Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment (FMA)
CHAPTER 70: FUGL-MEYER MOTOR ASSESSMENT (FMA) Description The Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment (FMA), originally described by Fugl-Meyer, Jaasko, Leyman, Olson, and Steglind (1975) as a system for the evaluation of motor…
Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA)
CHAPTER 69: CHEDOKE-MCMASTER STROKE ASSESSMENT (CMSA) Description The Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA) is a comprehensive standardized assessment of global motor function that was developed by Gowland et al. (1993) in…
Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)
CHAPTER 68: ASSESSMENT OF MOTOR AND PROCESS SKILLS (AMPS) Description The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) developed by Fisher (1999), is an outcome measure used to evaluate the…
Geriatric Depression Scale—Short Form (sfGDS)
CHAPTER 67: GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE—SHORT FORM (SFGDS) Description The Geriatric Depression Scale—Short Form (sfGDS) by Yesavage et al. (1986) is a 15-item rating scale developed to screen for depression in…
General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12)
CHAPTER 66: GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE (GHQ-12) Description The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) by Goldberg (1976) is a self-administered questionnaire designed to detect persons that are symptomatic or at risk of…
Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD)
CHAPTER 65: CORNELL SCALE FOR DEPRESSION IN DEMENTIA (CSDD) Description The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) is a 19-item, clinician-administered scale specifically developed to assess signs and symptoms…
