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Canadian Occupational Performance Measure - COPM

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Purpose
To identify and prioritise everyday issues that restrict their participation in everyday living. It includes self-care, leisure and productivity. Suitable for goal setting. and as an outcome measure.

Assesment Type

None

Patient Group

Cerebral Palsy | Neurodisability (Other) | Neuromuscular

Age Group

Children (3-12 years) | Adolescents (13-17 years) | Young Adult (18+ years)

ICF domain

Activity & Participation

Area of assessment

Activities of Daily Living

Key description

To identify and prioritise everyday issues that restrict their participation in everyday living. It includes self-care, leisure and productivity. Suitable for goal setting. and as an outcome measure.

 

Cost

£45 for manual & 100 measures £15 for measures only Paper copy combo buy

Equipment required

Options; paper copy or app

Training required

Experience recommended

Considerations & references

Reliability / validity
Reliability and validity of the COPM is well established.
https://www.thecopm.ca/about/
https://www.thecopm.ca/casestudy/psychometric-properties-of-the-copm/
Strengths / weaknesses
Therapists report that the COPM helps therapists work more holistically, and also helps to clarify the OT role for team members and clients.

Web app user £7 activation fee, with different payment tariff for measures.
https://www.thecopm.ca/buy/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/13186010_The_Canadian_Occupational_Performance_Measure_An_Outcome_Measure_for_Occupational_Therapy

Time to complete
20- 40 minutes completion time
Other comments
Available in 36 languages

https://www.thecopm.ca/faq/

 

 

 

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