Poster Session  |   July 2015
Perception and Experience Level in Assessing a Pivot Transfer
Elizabeth Stringer, OTD, OTR/L; Martin Rice, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Author Affiliations
  • The University of Toledo
Article Information
Education of OTs and OTAs / Musculoskeletal Impairments / Rehabilitation, Participation, and Disability / Prevention and Intervention
Poster Session   |   July 2015
Perception and Experience Level in Assessing a Pivot Transfer
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911515163p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO4097
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911515163p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO4097
Abstract

Date Presented 4/17/2015

This study explored therapists’ experience and accuracy in rating assistance levels in pivot transfers. Results indicate that accuracy in rating transfers was poor regardless of experience and that the patient’s ground reaction forces (GRFs) were a better predictor than the therapist’s GRFs for rating patient effort during the transfer.