2023 Volume 42 Issue 3 Pages 299-308
The purpose of this study was to examine outcome measures considered appropriate for measuring occupational therapy effectiveness and the reasons for their selection. The research used group interview techniques and was intended to present the results as a resource for the development of acute occupational therapy for the elderly. The subjects were eight occupational therapists who had experience in acute care hospitals, and the analysis was performed using the nominal group technique and the qualitative integration method. As a result, 30 outcome measures were adopted. From the quantitative outcome measure, grip strength, etc. were adopted, and from the qualitative outcome measure, activities of daily living, etc. were adopted. In the acute occupational therapy for the elderly, it was considered important to have an outcome measure that could measure the effectiveness of support focused on activities of daily living, considering the characteristics of the subject and the environment.
