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Australian normative data for the Occupational Therapy Adult Perceptual Screening Test
Author(s) -
Cooke Deirdre M.,
McKenna Kryss,
Fleming Jennifer,
Darnell Ross
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00597.x
Subject(s) - normative , perception , norm (philosophy) , occupational therapy , psychology , test (biology) , clinical psychology , gerontology , medicine , psychiatry , political science , paleontology , neuroscience , law , biology
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine variables impacting on the performance of healthy adults on the Occupational Therapy Adult Perceptual Screening Test (OT‐APST), and present the Australian normative data for this standardised assessment tool.Method: The OT‐APST was administered to a sample of healthy adults aged 16–97 ( n = 356). Results: Neither gender nor highest level of education significantly impacted on OT‐APST performance in the healthy normative group. Increasing age significantly correlated with reduced performance on all OT‐APST subscales except for body scheme. Australian normative data for the OT‐APST are presented in two age intervals: 16–74 years ( n = 232) and 75–97 years ( n = 124). Conclusion: Presentation of a large, age‐stratified Australian normative data set including cut‐off scores for intact/impaired perceptual performance for each of the OT‐APST subscales will enable occupational therapists to make a norm‐referenced interpretation of scores for individual clients when using this screening tool.