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Cognitive And Occupationally-Based Assessments In Acute Care: For Individuals With Acquired Brain Injury, Jillian Harrison, Stephanie Lenk, Brooke Logan
Cognitive And Occupationally-Based Assessments In Acute Care: For Individuals With Acquired Brain Injury, Jillian Harrison, Stephanie Lenk, Brooke Logan
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Capstone Projects (2016-2021)
The student researchers collaborated with Marcy Boschee, OTR/L, an occupational therapist practicing in the acute care unit at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma, WA to investigate two clinical questions: [1] “What evidence is there for the effectiveness of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in predicting functional cognitive impairment of patients 18-years-old and older in acute care who have sustained an ABI?” and [2] “Which occupationally-based cognitive assessments, feasible to use in the acute care setting, are most effective at predicting functional impairment in patients 18-years-old and older with mild to severe ABI?” A systematic review was conducted and 29 …