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Assessment Tools: A User's Manual for Child Occupational Self Assessment (COSA)

The assessment tool collection encompasses all assessments that are used in medical rehabilitation with a primary focus on physical therapy and occupational therapy.

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A User's Manual for Child Occupational Self Assessment (COSA)

Author: Jessica Kramer, Marjon ten Velden, Anna Kafkes, Semonti Basu, Jeanne Federico, and Gary Kielhofner

Summary: The Child Occupational Self Assessment (COSA) is a client directed assessment tool and an outcome measure designed to capture children's and youth's perceptions regarding their own sense of occupational competence and the importance of everyday activites. The COSA may be used by occupational therapists or other professionals concerned with understanding young clients' self-perceptions of their abilities.

Format: 47 leaves ; 30 cm

Library Record:  Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library Reserves (WB 555 K29u 2006 ATOOLS)

URL Link to Publisher: http://www.cade.uic.edu/moho/productDetails.aspx?aid=3

Determine Validity and Reliability    
To determine validity and reliability of this test copy and paste the search string into a PubMed (U of M faculty, students and affiliated users use this PubMed link):

("cognitive performance test") AND ((((("Reproducibility of Results"[Mesh]) OR "Sensitivity and Specificity"[Mesh])) OR (reliabl* OR valid*)) OR (sensitiv* AND specif*)) 

To search the validity and reliability in CINAHL copy and paste this search string into CINAHL (U of M faculty, students and affiliated users only)

(("cognitive performance test”) OR (IN cognitive performance test)) AND (( (MH "Reliability and Validity+") OR (MH "Measurement Issues and Assessments+") OR (MH "Predictive Validity") OR (MH "Sensitivity and Specificity") ) OR ( reliabil* OR valid* ) OR ( sensitivity and specificity ))

Use Policy

The Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library will provide assessment tools and outcome measures for loan to faculty, students and staff of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) with a valid University of Manitoba (U of M) Library ID. If you qualify to borrow a tool you will need to fill out and present this form to the NJMHSL Circulation staff.

 

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