CVA Assessments

OT Dude Academy’s Free NBCOT® Exam Prep Course Stroke (CVA) CVA Assessments
  • NIH Stroke Scale: 15 item evaluation for CVA on consciousness, language, neglect, visual fields, eye movement, motor strength, ataxia, dysarthria, and sensation. 0=No CVA, 21-42=Severe CVA.
  • Mini FIM: Evaluation of function – self-care, transfers, mobility, and cognition. 0=Not taken place, 1= total assist, 7= independent. A score is obtained for each functional task. Includes 7 of the 18 items of the FIM.
  • FIM – being phased out and replaced with CARE Tool.
  • CARE Tool – See post
  • Glasgow Coma Scale: eye-opening, verbal response, and motor response. <3=vegatative state, 3-8=severe disability, 13-15=mild injury.
  • Barthel Index: evaluation of function for eating, grooming, bathing, bowel and bladder, toileting, dressing, mobility, transfers, and stairs. 0-100. 0=total dependence, 100=total independence.
  • AM-PAC 6 Clicks: Measures the 3 functional domains of basic mobility, daily activities, and cognition.
  • Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS): observation of ADLs in a natural environment.
  • Modified Ashworth Scale: measures spasticity.
  • Activity Card Sort (ACS): clients describe their social, daily, and leisure activities.
  • Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM): captures the client’s self-perception of performance in self-care, productivity, and leisure.
  • Community Integration Questionnaire: assesses limitations in social and community interactions
  • Stroke Impact Scale: self-report questionnaire of disability and health-related QoL
  • Reintegration to Normal Living Index: quantitatively assesses the degree to clients can reintegrate into social activities
  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): assesses for the level of cognitive impairment.
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