.....Occupational Therapy Indicators.....................................................................................

Activities of Daily Living

  1. Feeding Skills: not feeding self, squirrels or pockets food, decreased suck and swallowing, no lip closure, none or decreased chewing pattern, drooling is present, facial droop, unable to hold utensils or use appropriately.
  2. Dressing Skills: unable to dress self secondary to orthopedic or neurological problem, not able to manage fasteners (buttons, snaps, zippers, etc.), confused on how to put on clothing.
  3. Hygiene Skills: patient is not able to wash face independently from a basin while in bed, requires assistance with oral hygeine, assistance required on/off toilet, including hygiene when using toilet, requires assistance with grooming skills.

.....Upper Exremity Functioning..........................................................................................

  • Unable to maintain upright sitting posture.
  • Decreased upper extremity coordination - unable to use arms during bed mobility.
  • No muscle control in extremities with decreased positioning.
    Unable to grasp.
  • Decreased muscle/tone strength in one or both extremities.
  • Decreased joint mobility.
  • Edema/pain upon movement, pressure in either/both extremities in combination with above upper extremity dysfunction.

.....Visual/Perceptual Defects..............................................................................................

  1. Visual deficits present: Decreased peripheral vision, poor visual orientaiton, tunnel vision.
  2. Observations: Does patient only eat 1/2 of food on plate? Cannot locate utensils on tray? Misjudges by over or under shooting when trying to bring food to mouth? Unable to identify body parts?
  3. Sensory Defects:
    No response to hot or cold.
    Unilateral negletc.
    Unable to determine joint position without using vision.
    Unable to discriminate touch.
    Patient complains of numbness or tingling in extremities.
 
   
   
   
   
       

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