Title of Assessment
Kitchen Task Assessment (adult)
Author(s)
Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, Dorothy F. Edwards, PhD
Year of Publication/Publisher
1993
Identify Type of Assessment
Standardized
Performance-based
Cost & How to Access Assessment
Free!
Population
Adults with Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
other neurodegenerative diseases
Appropriate Settings
Variety of settings
Inpatient
Home Health
Skilled Nursing Facility
Outpatient
Purpose of Assessment & Function(s)/Area(s) Assessed
assesses the level of cognitive support required by an individual with Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type needs to successfully complete a cooking task
Administration
15-20 minutes
User Qualifications
No required training/qualifications
Materials Required
Score sheet
kitchen
food ingredients
dishes
kitchen utensils
instructions
Scoring Procedure
Score of 0: independent
1: verbal assistance
2: physical assistance
or 3: totally incapable
6 categories: (1) Initiation, (2) organization, (3) performing all steps, (4) proper sequence, (5) total judgement and safety, (6) completion
scores range from 0-18
higher the score= impaired performance
Psychometrics/Standardization
good reliability and validity
Strengths & Weaknesses of Assessment
Strengths
can provide accurate information about the client's need for assistance or not for caregivers
Weaknesses
Not very well known
Revisions could potentially be made to update assessment
References
Asher, I. E. (2014). Asher's Occupational Therapy Assessment Tools An Annotated index. American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
Baum, C., & Edwards, D. F. (1993). Cognitive performance in senile dementia of the alzheimer’s type: The kitchen task assessment. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy : Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 47(5), 431–436. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.47.5.431