Tests for consideration

There are many tests available for many different approaches. This posting I hope to list some that may be applicable for consideration of different mini-projects, and for the larger project.

After enough postings, I will begin to organize these in the documentation section. For now this is just brainstorming for ideas.

Objective Information Tests:

Broad Spectrum:

GAF - Global Assessment of Functioning scale

Specialized/Specific Tests:

Biological/Physiological:

Vital Signs:

Blood pressure

Pulse rate

Respiration rate

Pain:

Non Verbal Pain Indicators

Faces Pain Rating Scale

Cognitive:

BCRS - Brief Cognitive Rating Scale (measures impairment due to dementia)

GDS - Global Deterioration Scale (related to dementia/Alzheimer)

IQ - Intelligence Quotient

Mini-Mental State Examination

Orientation (Time, Person, Place)

Rancho Los Amigos scale (cognitive function related to brain trauma)

Subjective Information Tests:

Participant questionaire

Observer/Implementor observational notes

Broad Spectrum:

Sedation Scale

Multiaxial Assessment:

Axis I =Clinical Disorders & Other Conditions

Axis II = Personality Disorders

Axis III = General Medical Conditions

Axis IV = Psychosocial & Environmental

Axis V =

GAF - Global Assessment of Functioning

SOFAS - Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale

GARF - Global Assessment of Relational Functioning

DFS - Definsive Functioning Scale

Specialized/Specific:

   Attitudes:

CAT - Cooperation And Trust scale

Free Time Boredom

Idyll Arbor Leisure Battery

LAM - Leisure Attitude Measurement

LIM - Leisure Interest Measurement

LMS - Leisure Motivation Scale

LSM - Leisure Satisfaction Measure

LDB - Leisure Diagnostic Battery

Leisurescope Plus (adults)

Teen Leisurescope Plus (adolescents)

LSS - Life Satistfaction Scale

stopped on page 302..... more to be continued soon.

Resources:

Assessment Tools for Recreational Therapy and Related Fields, Third Edition by Joan Burlingame & Thomas M Blaschko

This has been moved to the Documentation section for drafting.