Reflections on Using the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool in a Joint Learning Disability Team

Abstract

■ MOHOST enables consistent, evidence-based assessment without constraining professional autonomy. ■ MOHOST is straightforward and cost-effective and can be used with a broad range of learning disabilities in various settings. ■ MOHOST-based reports are an effective way coherently to summarise occupational therapy assessments, interventions and recommendations.

The Development of Care Pathways and Packages in Mental Health Based on the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool

“…In summary, research indicates that (a) the MOHOST is a valid indicator of factors that influence occupational participation across a range of service users, (b) subscale scores derived from the MOHOST are meaningful and valid, (c) therapists can use the MOHOST in a reliable and valid manner, and (d) the MOHOST subscales discriminate between service users at different functional levels and are adequately sensitive to detect change in service users (Kielhofner et al 2009, Pan et al 2011. Its use in mental health and related areas has been explored in recent years (Mitchell and Neish 2007, Hawes and Houlder 2010, Lee and Harris 2010.…”

Cross-cultural adaptation, face validity and reliability of the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool to Brazilian Portuguese

“…This endeavour is advanced by the application of theories that ground their practice and the use standardized measures (MACIVER et al, 2016). In practice, however, the quest to identify reliable assessments and measures continues to present dilemmas for therapists (HAWES;HOULDER, 2010).…”

A Rasch analysis of the model of human occupation screening tool single observation form (MOHOST-SOF) in mental health

“…Returning to the key question of interest, the issue concerns use of the MOHOST-SOF as a standalone assessment versus the full MOHOST. The full MOHOST is clearly a clinically useful tool, and practitioners report it to be a relatively quick and easy to use assessment (Forsyth et al, 2011;Hawes and Houlder, 2010;Mitchell and Neish, 2007). This, however, comes at the cost of length of requirements for multiple observations.…”

“…The results were that the MOHOST demonstrated good construct validity, item separation reliability, and concurrent validity, and the authors concluded the MOHOST was suitable for research and clinical purposes. Other research has shown that therapists using the MOHOST report it to be useful, helpful when making decisions, supportive of occupation-focused thinking, and useful for structuring client-centred practice (Forsyth et al, 2011;Hawes and Houlder, 2010;Mitchell and Neish, 2007).…”