%0 Journal Article
%T Using the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills to measure functional change in adults with severe traumatic brain injury: A pilot study
%J Australian occupational therapy journal
%D 2009
%A Lange, Bridget
%A Spagnolo, Karren
%A Fowler, Bess
%V 56
%N 2
%P 89-96
%X Aim:  To measure functional change in 10 adults following severe traumatic brain injury using the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). Methods:  This clinical pilot study used a standardised occupational therapy tool, the AMPS, to measure motor and process scores during activities of daily living, for over 3 weeks of inpatient rehabilitation. Results:  Wilcoxon signed ranks tests indicate significant improvement in motor and process scores from initial assessment to repeat evaluation (z = -2.70, p = 0.01; z = -2.81, P = 0.01, respectively). Conclusions:  The AMPS measured statistically and clinically significant change in motor and process abilities over 3 weeks of neurosurgical rehabilitation. Findings suggest that the AMPS is a sensitive measure of functional change for the study sample and timeframe.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0045-0766
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00698.x