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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Can J Occup Ther. 2009 Jul;76(Spec No):235–245. doi: 10.1177/000841740907600s09

Table 2.

Administration and scoring of the activity and performance measures.

Measure Definition Metric Data source Formula/Scale
Proportion of activity Sum of activity difficulty scores/number of activities individual wants or needs to do Subjective Sort of 38 photographs depicting activities in the home a Difficult activity proportion = difficult(.5) + unable(0)+ able(1)/difficult +unable+ able
Performance of activity The individuals perception of their performance of a meaningful activity Subjective Rating of 5–10 problems identified by participant Mean calculated on Likert-type scale 1= “not able to do it”; 10 “able to do it extremely well”
Satisfaction with performance The individuals satisfaction of their ability to perform an activity Subjective Rating of 5–10 problems identified by participant Mean calculated on Likert-type scale: 1= “not satisfied at all”; 10= “extremely satisfied”
Magnitude of environmental barriers influence The person-environment fit Objective Observation of 5–10 problems performed in the current environment Sum calculated on performance based scale: 5=no activity (completely unable); 1=standby assist or safety risk
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Difficult, unable, and able are the sum of cards in each pile from the card sort.