4. Practice Evaluation
- Sue Raine Clinical Lead Physiotherapist3,
- Linzi Meadows Clinical Director4,
- Mary Lynch-Ellerington Fellow Senior Bobath Instructor5
Published Online: 2 NOV 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444314601.ch4
Copyright © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title

Bobath Concept: Theory and Clinical Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation
Additional Information
How to Cite
Lindfield, H. and Strang, D. (2009) Practice Evaluation, in Bobath Concept: Theory and Clinical Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation (eds S. Raine, L. Meadows and M. Lynch-Ellerington), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444314601.ch4
Editor Information
- 3
Walkergate Park for Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychiatry, UK
- 4
Manchester Neurotherapy Centre, Neurological Teaching Centre, UK
- 5
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 2 NOV 2009
- Published Print: 3 JUL 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405170413
Online ISBN: 9781444314601
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- practice evaluation;
- Bobath Concept and individual nature of each person's problems;
- Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS);
- World Health Organization's International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF);
- dimensions functioning and disability of ICF;
- WHO ICF classification - framework for assessing and evaluating systematically all levels of function;
- reliability - measure's internal consistency and reproducibility;
- COPM, client-centred measure;
- process of using COPM in rehabilitation;
- core of Bobath Concept - recognising that each patient needs to be treated as individuals
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Evaluation in the context of the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health
Factors influencing measurement selection
Measurement properties
Measures
Summary
References
