Midterm Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is work ability?
Strength focus on what someone is able to do at work
Is the WDP or ICF better for use in practice?
ICF
Principles for RTW?
- Early and considerate communication from employer
- Communication between employer and HCP, with consent
- Having person who coordinates RTW
- Planning that includes employer and employee
- Supervisor training
- Positive workplace health and safety climate
- Accommodations and modified work
What is a JDA?
Job demands analysis quantifies demands of essential and non essential tasks of job
What are the elements of a JDA?(7)
Position details
Work environment
Body mechanics
Physical & cognitive demands
Cost, providers, types
Safety, equipment, training requirements
Accessibility & accommodations
What do OTs use JDAs for?
Prevent injury/reinjury
Prepare FAE
Make RTW plan and accommodations
Identify and assess risks in workplace
What are the types of demands in a JDA?
Physical
Cognitive/behavioural
Psychosocial
Sensory
What are cognitive/behavioural demands in a JDA?
Attention
Memory
Recognition
Critical thinking
Problem solving
Communication
Time pressures
What are psychosocial demands in a JDA?
Measures
Frequency
What are psychosocial measures in a JDA
Consequences of errors
Competence challenges
Autonomy
Relatedness
4 parts of the NOC?
Job description
Job skills
Educational and past-experience requirements
Similar/related jobs
What are the types of hazards?
Physical
Chemical
Biological
Ergonomic
Psychosocial
What is functional ability?
Ability to successfully do tasks that require cognitive, physical, psychological engagement
What is an FAE?
Measures person’s capacity to do activities across different contexts & potential RTW risks
Elements of an FAE?
Providers
Costs & coverage
Physical and functional ability
Systems, protocols, approaches
Types of FAEs?
Functional goal setting
Disability rating
Job matching
Occupation matching
Work capacity evaluation
Features of an FAE?
Mostly for workplace injury, not illness
Includes injury and medical history
Symptoms
Investigations
Overview of former management of function and disability
Evaluates function for tasks
What do FAEs identify?
Perceived & actual functional capabilities
Ability to return to previous level of functioning; maximize future functioning
Foundations for RTW planning
Risks & limitations in function
Compatibility between job & function
What is fitness to work?
Clinical assessment for employers to learn employee’s cabilities, when function is limited
So they only get tasks they can safetly do
