Clinical Utility of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure in Older Adult Rehabilitation and Nursing Homes: Perceptions among Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in Spain
Table 3
Clinical utility conceptualization, themes, and focus group questions.
Conceptualization proposed by Smart (2006)
Focus group questions
Component
Aspects
Acceptable
To professionals
(1) Use of COPM (a) What advantages/positive aspects/benefits have you had as a professional when using the COPM during the intervention? What advantages were associated with the client/family relationship, or with the interdisciplinary team of the center/institution? Does it work as expected? Was there any impact on the intervention? (b) What difficulties/problems did you find (or do you see in the present) as a professional when using the COPM during the intervention? What difficulties were associated with the client/family relationship, or with the interdisciplinary team of the center/institution?
To clients (including families and/or caregivers)
To society (public or stakeholder groups)
Appropriate
Effective
Relevant
Practicable
Functional
(2) Learning process (c) How would you describe learning during the process of administration of the COPM? What elements favored or hampered this learning?
Suitable
Training or knowledge
Accessible
Resource implications
(3) Future expectations (d) Could you describe the future use of the COPM? Do you intend to incorporate the measure into your day-to-day practice? Why would you do so? Could you propose the aspects of the improvement?
