Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) center in Taiwan

Abstract Introduction: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool, using both item response theory and classicaltest theory. Method: One hundred and one people with mental health problems, aged 18-65 years, were recruited. The Chinese version of the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool, the National Taiwan University Hospital Symptom Checklist, the Volitional Questionnaire, the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills, and the Mini Mental State Examination were administered. Rasch analysis and correlational analysis were used to examine the construct, convergent, divergent validity and known group validity. Results: Rasch analysis confirmed that there were six subscales within the Chinese version of Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool. The Volitional Questionnaire strongly correlated with the volition subscale (r = 0.583). The Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills strongly correlated with the commun...

Professor Gary Kielhofner, the developer of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), was laid to rest on September 2, 2010. He dedicated his life to Occupational Therapy and led professional development. We mourn for his death and remember him with gratitude. The memorial activity “Celebrating the Life of Professor Gary Kielhofner “ will be held at UIC on 11:30-13:00 pm, Monday, September 27th, 2010. Please check the MOHO website http://www.moho.uic.edu/ for more information regarding the tribute service.

If you are interested in obtaining the assessments listed below, please fill out the request form and e-mail to Dr. Ay-Woan Pan E-mail: aywoan@ntu.edu.tw Here is the Request Form Assessment: 1. Role checklist Introduction: The Role checklist is a self-report assessment. It is developed to obtain information on client's perceptions of their participation in 10 kinds of occupational roles throughout life. Also, they are asked to indicate their value on those occupational roles. The roles in this checklist include: Student, Worker, Volunteer, Care giver, Home maintainer, Frient, Family member, Religious participant, Hobbyist/Amateur, and Participant in organizations. 2. Occupational Questionnaire (OQ) Introduction: The Occupational questionnaire is a self-report assessment. It is developed to obtain information on what activities the client engages in over the course of a weekday or weekend day. It asks him or her to report what they are doing during each half-hour waking period of th...

Please click the poster below!

If you are interested in obtaining the assessments listed below, please contact Ay-Woan Pan, Associate Professor School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University E-mail: aywoan@ntu.edu.tw Address: R407, No.17, Xu-Zhou Rd., Taipei City 10055, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 1. Volitional Questionnaire- Chinese version, VQ-C Introduction: The VQ is an observational assessment. The therapists or clinicians captures the clients’ intrinsic motives while they engage in occupational activities and understand how they enhance or reduce their volition by observing the interactions with their environments. Price: 200 NTD   2. Pediatric Volitional Questionnaire- Chinese version, PVQ-C Introduction: The PVQ is an observational assessment revised by VQ to capture the volition of children aged 2 to 6 years or teenagers with developmental delays. It is designed to understand what environment support and restrict children’s volition by observing how children react to and a...

1. Liu, L.T., Pan, A.W., Chung, L., Gau, S.S.F., Kramer, J., & Lai, J.S. (2013). Reliability and validity of the Paediatric Volitional Questionnaire- Chinese version. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 45, 99-104. TEXT 2. Huang, H. I. (2011). The Development and Application of the Chinese Version of the Work Environment Impact Scale. [Master Thesis of the school of Occupational Therapy in National Taiwan University, unpublished]. TEXT 3. Pan, A.W., Fan, C. W., Chung, L., Chen T. J., Kielhofner, G., Wu, M. Y., & Chen, Y. L. (2011). Examining the validity of the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool: using classical test theory and item response theory. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(1), 34-40. 4. Ko, W. T. (2010). The Psychometric Study of the Chinese Version of the Worker Role Interview for Persons with Psychiatric Disorder in Taiwan. [Master Thesis of the School of Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University, unpublished]. TEXT 5. Fan, C. W. (2008...

Abstract This study examined the dependability of the Assessmentof Communication and Interaction Skills—Chinese version (ACIS-C)with psychiatric participants in Taiwan. A convenience sample of 101participants diagnosed with psychiatric illness were recruited from fourday-care wards in northern and eastern Taiwan. The results of the Raschanalysis showed that the ACIS-C items coalesced to form a measureof communication/interaction and the 4-point rating scale functioned asintended. The ACIS-C differentiated participants into six levels of communicationand interaction skills. The findings support the conclusionthat the ACIS-C is a valid and sensitive tool when used with Chineseclients. Moreover the study supports the generalizability of the Modelof Human Occupation concept of communication and interaction skillsto an Eastern context. References: Hsu, W. L., Pan, A. W., Chen, T. J. (2008). A Psychometric Study of the Chinese Version of the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills...

Abstract Objective: The purpose of the study was to introduce the development of Volitional Questionnaire-Chinese version and to examine the test-retest reliability of the Volitional Questionnaire-Chinese version for clients with depression in Taiwan. Methods: The Volitional Questionnaire was translated into Mandarin via 2 stage methodology and tested on 46 clients who were diagnosed with depressive disorders. The clients were consisted of eight males and thirty-eight females. The average age of the clients was 50.50 years old. (SD=15.37). All subjects participated in purposeful activities arranged by the researcher, the volitional status of the clients was assessed. After ten to fifteen days, reevaluation was carried out by the same researcher in the same environment. Results: The results of the study showed that test-retest reliability of the Volitional Questionnaire-Chinese version, ICC= .82. Kappa value of individual item of the Volitional Questionnaire-Chinese version was betwee...

Abstract Objective： Occupational therapy promotes the clients' functions through engaging them in the purposeful and meaningful occupations. Lack of motivation to participate in occupations would obstuct the individual to perform adaptively. Understanding client's motivational status provides us a picture of the mechanism which results in certain behaviors. Therefore, clearly defined motivational behaviors could assist clinicians to choose appropriate programs to promote the treatment effect. Literature indicates that an adequate, standardized, and theory-based assessment to evaluate client's motivational status is important. The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Pediatric Volitional questionnaire (PVQ-C) for preschoolers in Taiwan. Methods: The PVQ-C was translated and back-translated according to scholars' suggestions. Forty normal preschoolers and 40 preschoolers with developmental delayed were randomly se...

Abstract Introduction： Occupational therapy seeks to facilitate the clients’ functional performance through motivated, meaningful participation in life occupations. Clients with depressive disorder commonly experience reduction in motivation and energy. Poor motivation can be an impediment to their adaptive functioning. Hence, Data collected on a person’s motivation enables the therapists to identify motivational barriers to functioning and to plan appropriate intervention. Volition refers to the motivation for occupation. The Volitional Questionnaire can provide individualized and concrete information about the person’s specific motivational characteristics (e.g., personal causation, values, and interests), and identify environmental factors that support or hinder the person’s volition. The purpose of this thesis is to validate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Volitional Questionnaire for clients with depressive disorders in Taiwan. Methods： The Volitional Que...

Abstract Objective: Functional performances were emphasized on the occupational therapy in mental health. However, lacking of standardized evaluation tools was noticed.The Occupational Self Assessment (OSA) was developed based on the model of human occupation and client- center intervention. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properities of Chinese version of OSA. OSA was translated into Mandarin by research members before testing. 93 patients diagnosed as schizophrenia were recruited from 2 community hospitals (either from day care program or outpatient department) in northern Taiwan. 51 of the subjects were accepted the retest of OSA within 2 weeks. Method: Rasch measurement model was selected to examine the construct validity. Items matching percentage of COPM and OSA and Spearman’s correlation between subjects Rasch score as well as COPM performance score and satisfaction score were used to examine the concurrent validity. Weighted Kappa was used to examine t...

Abstract Background ：There is a lack of standardized social skill assessments which are developed based on occupational therapy theories with good psychometric properties in Taiwan. The Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS) is an observational rating scale with acceptable construct validity, discriminative validity and reliability. However, the psychometric properties of the Chinese version are unclear. Objective： The purpose of this study is to examine the reliability and validity of the Assessment Communication and Interaction Skills---Chinese version (ACIS-C) with psychiatric patients in Taiwan. Methods：The subjects were recruited from 3 day care wards in northern and eastern Taiwan. The minimal educational level is elementary school. Exclusion criteria for the subjects included diagnoses of organic brain injury and substance abuse. We recruited 101 patients. After explaining the process and purpose of the study to patients and obtaining their informed consent, ...

Abstract Background: Increasing numbers of people around the world are developing mental illness. Of the people comprising this large group, approximately half are adults, who should be producers or workers in their current life stages. A major consequence of psychiatric symptoms and functional degeneration in clients with psychiatric disorders is unemployment. A multidimensional assessment could be used to evaluate the holistic work participation of clients with psychiatric disorders and then to help determine their work potential and limitations. In this study, we chose the MOHOST as the assessment tool. We translated it into Chinese and then examined if the MOHOST-Chinese version (MOHOST-C) was an appropriate tool for evaluating the work participation of clients with psychiatric disorders in work or task-oriented situations. In addition, we examined the psychometric properties of the MOHOST-C. Methods: The MOHOST-C was developed through translation of the MOHOST. It was back-trans...

Abstract We play many roles in our lives. Our spaces and times are arranged and occupational behaviors are organized according to these role. Researchers proposed that cognitive, emotional impairments and restricted learning experience might limit people to practice various roles. Thus, it is necessary to understand client's roles in relation to his or her context for occupational therapists. Occupational therapists found that the test results provide practical information to facilitate clients' motivation in participating the treatment program and their self-awareness. The purpose of the study is to examine the reliability and construct validity of the Role Checklist for Taiwanese clients. Twenty-nine clients were recruited for reliability study from a psychosomatic unit of a university-affiliated hospital in Taiwan. The diagnoses include mood disorders (55.2%), neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (34.4%), and others (10.3%). All clients were tested and retested...

Hello, We have set up a MOHO center in Taiwan in Feb of 2006. Here is the first website of the center. Hope you find it useful. MOHO proposes that human being is composed of three systems and interact with sourrounding environment to generate occupational behavior. The three system within a person including personal causation which influences how you choose, how you interprete the experience and how you view your own effectiveness.The second system refers to habit of daily life which concerns habits and roles. To put it in simple way, it means that a person functions better if he or she remains a habitual way of life.The third system is about performance which mainly concerns about skills.The environment aspect is related to how resources or limitations of the environment will enable or constrain performance.The MOHO is useful in various areas of clinical practice in Occupational Therapy throughout the world Ay-Woan Pan, Ph.D School of OT, NTU Taiwan

Yun-Ling Chen, Ay-Woan Pan, Tsyr-Jang Chen Department of Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan Univer sity Background: Although the current treatment of depression centers on anti-depressant medication use and specific psychotherapy techniques, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, there are still needs to employ different psychosocial approach to assist the patients with depression to live independently and happily. The purpose of the case study is to illustrate the application of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) in the assessment and treatment of a patient with recurrent depression. Methods: The patient was recruited from a psychiatric inpatient unit in a medical center in northern Taiwan. She was diagnosed as recurrent depressive disorder with previous history of anorexia nervosa, conversion disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Multiple Chinese version MOHO assessments were applied to her at initial stage. The therapeutic relationship with the patient was developed throug...

We move our website to the new address!