Looking into the Content of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM): A Danish Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Examples of OPIs classified within the TCOP ().
Self-care
Productivity
Leisure
Levels of occupation (1) and activity (2)
e.g., taking a shower, sleeping, having sex, putting on clothes, personal hygiene, styling (hair, makeup), driving a car, walk in the city, taking public transportation, handling finances, dealing with authorities and health care professionals
e.g., managing paid or unpaid work, taking care of children, grandchildren, parents or pets, managing housework, i.e., cleaning, cooking, shopping, maintain house, garden, boat, studying
e.g., participating in hobbies, e.g., painting, needlework, managing interior design, paint pictures (e.g., of flowers), playing music instruments or singing, going on holidays, socializing with friends and family, doing sports, go to the cinema, and the like
OPIs () %
Level 1 (, 7.1%) Level 2 (, 17.9%)
Level 1 (, 31.9%) Level 2 (, 23.2%)
Level 1 (, 82.8%) Level 2 (, 10.1%)
Level of task (3)
e.g., put on pants, jeans, underpants, skirt, socks, shoes; cutting nails, combing hair, brushing teeth, getting in-out of cars, getting up and down from chairs, climbing stairs, opening/closing doors, talking in phones, handling the computer, standing
e.g., write by hand, use laptop, bring and fetch children, use mobile, cell phone, filling, emptying washing machine/dishwasher, change tires, repair car, polish windows, get ready for window cleaning, mowing the lawn, hang clothes up/on hangers, wash the floor, getting to and around on work
e.g., writing, using PC/social media/mobile phone, travel getting in-out of planes, go around in airports and cities
OPIs () %
Level 3 (, 50.0%)
Level 3 (, 29.0%)
Level 3 (, 6.1%)
Level of action (4), movement or mental abilities (5)
e.g., zip the zippers, thigh buttons, do fasteners, keep, stay dry at night, speak, get up and down from a chair, getting in/out of bed, get up from the floor, use fine motor skills
e.g., lift heavy things, carry laundry, make repairs from or put things in place from ladder, remove things from the floor for cleaning, tie knots, opening containers
e.g., write in hand, standing while attending activities e.g. concerts, visits, lectures, stretch and hand things over the table
