| Name of the Instrument/Tool | The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) |
| First Description |
Law et al., 1991; 1994; 1998 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Work |
| Population/Disease | Generic |
| Originally developed for | --- |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | Korean, Romanian, Korean, Estonian, Serbian, Czech, Spanish, Hebrew, Swedish, Russian, English, Lithuanian, Slovenian, Nepali, Ukrainian, German, Finnish, Maltese, Italian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Icelandic, Japanese, Croatian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Danish, Portuguese, Arabic, Greek, Polish, Persian, Georgian, Dutch, Mandarin, Norwegian, Malay |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | McColl MA, PAtterson M, Davies D, Doubi L, Law M |
| Title | Validity and community utility of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure |
| Journal | Can J Occup Ther |
| Year | 2000 |
| Vol | 67 |
| Num | 1 |
| Pages | 22-30 |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10137673 |
| Brief Description |
Pilot testing of COPM: initial information about content validity, clinical utility and sensitivity to change. |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16323388 |
| Brief Description |
To assess the reproducibility |
| Link | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32952099/ |
| Brief Description |
Convergent validity and responsiveness of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure for the evaluation of therapeutic outcomes for patients with carpometacarpal osteoarthritis |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11680919 |
| Brief Description |
To support the use of the COPM as a valid measure of self-reported performance. |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | --- |
| --- | |
| Address | --- |
| Website | http://www.thecopm.ca/ |
| Available | 40-55 $ |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
COPM is designed to assess patient outcomes in the area of self-care, productivity and leisure. Five-step process (problem definition, problem weighting, scoring, re-assessment, follow-up) using a semi-structured interview conducting by the therapist together with the patient, which measure individual/patient-identified problem area in daily functioning. |
| Number of Items | --- |
| Range | --- |
| Responses options/scale |
No |
| Developed for | Clinical practice |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Interviewer/assessor |
| Recommendations to score | --- |
| Score Interpretation | Scale 1.0-10.0 (1.0= not able to do) |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 0 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 30-40 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Widely used, Useful in clinical practice & research, Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |