Abstract

CRUZ, Daniel Marinho Cezar da et al. Correlation among Occupational Participation, Independence and Cognition in Adults with Physical Disabilities. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2021, vol.27, e0162.  Epub Mar 02, 2021. ISSN 1980-5470.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-54702021v27e0162.

Occupational participation is a crucial issue for people with disabilities care and it is characterized by the degree of a person’s participation in various occupations, such as self-care, work, school, leisure, among others. Thus, this study’s objective was to examine if the occupational participation measured by Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST Brazil) has correlations with measures of functional independence and cognition in adults with disabilities. Forty-one (n=41) people with physical disabilities were assessed using the MOHOST Brazil, Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The FIM’s motor subscale presented moderate correlation with the MOHOST motor skills factor (r 0.586 p=0.001). The MMSE’s item "Language and praxis" presented moderate correlation with the MOHOST’s factor "process skills" (r 0.573 p= 0.001). The correlations between the MOHOST and FIM and between the MOHOST Brazil and MMSE show there is an inter-relation between the dimensions of participation, performance and skills, confirming that the MOHOST is useful for assessing occupational participation of people with disabilities. It is also concluded that MOHOST can provide information that can contribute on planning interventions to support occupational participation in different roles for Occupational Therapy and its possibilities of work in the field of Special Education.

Keywords : Occupations; Evaluation of results of therapeutic interventions; Evidence-based clinical practice; Occupational Therapy; Special Education.

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