Doig, Emmah, Fleming, Jenny, Prescott, Sarah, Cornwell, Petrea, and Kuipers, Pim (2015) Development, construct validation and reliability of a new scale: the client-centredness of goal setting scale. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 22 (4). pp. 302-310.

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Abstract

Background: Client-centred philosophy is integral to occupational therapy practice and client-centred goal planning is considered fundamental to rehabilitation. Evaluation of whether goal-planning practices are client-centred requires an understanding of the client’s perspective about goal-planning processes and practices. The Client-Centredness of Goal Setting (C-COGS) was developed for use by practitioners who seek to be more client-centred and who require a scale to guide and evaluate individually orientated practice, especially with adults with cognitive impairment related to acquired brain injury. Aims: To describe development of the C-COGS scale and examine its construct validity. Material and methods: The C-COGS was administered to 42 participants with acquired brain injury after multidisciplinary goal planning. C-COGS scores were correlated with the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) importance scores, and measures of therapeutic alliance, motivation, and global functioning to establish construct validity. Results: The C-COGS scale has three subscales evaluating goal alignment, goal planning participation, and client-centredness of goals. The C-COGS subscale items demonstrated moderately significant correlations with scales measuring similar constructs. Conclusion: Findings provide preliminary evidence to support the construct validity of the C-COGS scale, which is intended to be used to evaluate and reflect on client-centred goal planning in clinical practice, and to highlight factors contributing to best practice rehabilitation.

Item ID:	74188
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1651-2014
Copyright Information:	© 2015 Informa Healthcare
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2023 01:18
FoR Codes:	42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science > 420104 Occupational therapy @ 80% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4203 Health services and systems > 420312 Implementation science and evaluation @ 20%
SEO Codes:	20 HEALTH > 2003 Provision of health and support services > 200301 Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services) @ 60% 20 HEALTH > 2003 Provision of health and support services > 200302 Community health care @ 40%
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