CHAPTER 59: MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT—SHORT FORM (MNA-SF) Description The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), by Vellas and Guigoz (1989), is a short nutrition-screening tool designed to help identify geriatric patients (65…

CHAPTER 57: EDINBURGH FEEDING EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (EDFED-Q) Description The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation Questionnaire (EdFED-Q) is an outcome measure designed to quantify the quality of mealtime interactions with caregivers as well…

CHAPTER 54: LOEWENSTEIN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT (LOTCA) I AND II Description The Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA), developed by Katz, Itzkovich, Averbuch, and Elazar (1989), is based on…

CHAPTER 53: EXECUTIVE FUNCTION PERFORMANCE TEST (EFPT) Description The Executive Function Performance Test (EFPT) is designed to quantify the amount of assistance necessary for an individual to carry out specific…

CHAPTER 50: FITNESS TO DRIVE SCREENING MEASURE (FTDS) Description The Fitness to Drive Screening Measure (FTDS) is a self-report or informant-based questionnaire of driving ability which has shown to be…

CHAPTER 51: PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF DRIVING ABILITY (P-DRIVE) Description The Performance Analysis of Driving Ability (P-Drive) by Patomella (2004), is a comprehensive standardized driving assessment designed to determine an individual’s…

CHAPTER 49: ADELAIDE DRIVING SELF-EFFICACY SCALE (ADSES) Description The Adelaide Driving Self-Efficacy Scale (ADSES) is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure an individual’s perceived abilities as they relate to 12…

CHAPTER 45: MINNESOTA MANUAL DEXTERITY TEST (MMDT) AND MINNESOTA RATE OF MANIPULATION TEST (MRMT) Description The Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test (MMDT) and the Minnesota Rate of Manipulation Test (MRMT) are…

CHAPTER 40: ORPINGTON PROGNOSTIC SCALE (OPS) Description The Orpington Prognostic Scale (OPS) is an impairment-based scale developed by Kalra and Crome (1993) to be a quick screen to estimate early…