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Availability
Please visit the following website for more details: Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)
Classification
Supplemental: Stroke
Short Description of Instrument
The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) is an observational assessment that measures the performance quality of tasks related to activities of daily living (ADL) in a natural environment. The AMPS is designed to examine interplay between the person, the ADL task, and the environment.
Comments/Special Instructions
Length of test: 30-40 minutes
 
The AMPS requires a training course and can be administered in any task-relevant setting.
Scoring and Psychometric Properties
Scoring:
Sixteen ADL motor skill items are divided into 4 domains (Body Position, Obtaining and Holding Objects, Moving Self and Objects, Sustaining Performance. The 20 ADL process skills are divided into 5 domains (Sustaining Performance, Applying Knowledge, Temporal Organization, Organizing Space and Objects, Adapting Performance).
 
Item-level scores range from 1= No Problem to 6= Inordinate; cannot test.
 
Psychometric Properties:
In Stroke participants, AMPS has excellent test/retest reliability (Motor: r= .88-.91; Process: r= .88886-.90) and internal consistency (Motor: Cronbach's alpha= 0.92; Process: Cronbach's alpha= 0.91).
References
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LindÉn A, Boschian K, Eker C, SchalÉn W, NordstrÖm CH. Assessment of motor and process skills reflects brain-injured patients' ability to resume independent living better than neuropsychological tests. Acta Neurol Scand. 2005;111(1):48-53.
 
Sakzewski L, Lewis MJ, McKinlay L, Ziviani J, Boyd RN. Impact of multi-modal web-based rehabilitation on occupational performance and upper limb outcomes: pilot randomized trial in children with acquired brain injuries. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016;58(12):1257-1264.
 
Toneman M, Brayshaw J, Lange B, Trimboli C. Examination of the change in Assessment of Motor and Process Skills performance in patients with acquired brain injury between the hospital and home environment. Aust Occup Ther J. 2010;57(4):246-252.
 
Verbraak ME, Hoeksma AF, Lindeboom R, Kwa VI. Subtle problems in activities of daily living after a transient ischemic attack or an apparently fully recovered non-disabling stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2012;21(2):124-130.
 
Yoon JA, Park SG, Roh HL. Comparisons of social interaction and activities of daily living between long-term care facility and community-dwelling stroke patients. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015t;27(10):3127-3131.

 

Document last updated May 2020