Cognitive Assessments Used in Occupational Therapy Practice: A Global Perspective

Table 5

The reasons for using the assessment tool by the geographical region.

Rationale for using assessment		N. & S. America		Europe		Asia and Pacific		Africa		value
		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Available where I work	Frequency	16	61	24	51	8	44	16	100	0.016
	Percent	20.8%	79.2%	32.0%	68.0%	15.4%	84.6%	13.8%	86.2%
Client-centered	Frequency	31	46	19	56	17	35	57	59	0.008
	Percent	40.3%	59.7%	25.3%	74.7%	32.7%	67.3%	49.1%	50.9%
Has established reliability and validity	Frequency	28	49	26	49	22	30	62	54	0.034
	Percent	36.4%	63.6%	34.7%	65.3%	42.3%	57.7%	53.4%	46.6%
Quick and easy to administer and interpret	Frequency	29	48	54	21	17	35	46	70	≤0.001
	Percent	37.7%	62.3%	72.0%	28.0%	32.7%	67.3%	39.7%	60.3%

The distribution is significantly different between the world geographical regions.