Question 1

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate.
-An approach for conceptualizing needs by contrast to a baseline

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative 
B)  Felt 
C)  Expressed 
D)  Comparative 
A)  Normative 
B)  Felt 
C)  Expressed 
D)  Comparative D

Question 2

Using a marketplace philosophy for needs assessment, all of the following are correct for describing how needs may be addressed except for which?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual preferences and autonomy are not recognized as determining need. 
B)  Services are viewed as an economic good and are distributed based on people's ability to pay (either independently or through various types of insurance). 
C)  Need is equated with demand and defined in terms of solutions. 
D)  Needs can best be met through a free market. 
A)  Individual preferences and autonomy are not recognized as determining need. 
B)  Services are viewed as an economic good and are distributed based on people's ability to pay (either independently or through various types of insurance). 
C)  Need is equated with demand and defined in terms of solutions. 
D)  Needs can best be met through a free market. A

Question 3

Please match the description with models for needs assessment appropriate
-Requires active involvement of the stakeholders; focuses on the community and fostering development of a collective

Accepted Answer

A)  Logic model 
B)  Three-phase model 
C)  Concerns report model 
D)  Participatory and community building 
A)  Logic model 
B)  Three-phase model 
C)  Concerns report model 
D)  Participatory and community building D

Question 4

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate.
-Defined by professionals and experts rather than by members of the community

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative 
B)  Felt 
C)  Expressed 
D)  Comparative 
A)  Normative 
B)  Felt 
C)  Expressed 
D)  Comparative

Question 5

Client's needs in occupational therapy may include all of the following except for which?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic physiological drives 
B)  Goals that are sought after (ends) 
C)  Strategies to achieve goals (solutions) 
D)  Goals that are prescribed 
A)  Basic physiological drives 
B)  Goals that are sought after (ends) 
C)  Strategies to achieve goals (solutions) 
D)  Goals that are prescribed

Question 6

While there are many ways of defining need, it is generally accepted that need should not be defined as the discrepancy between what an individual's present situation/status is and what is desired.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A needs assessment may be defined as a systematic and ongoing process of providing usable and useful information about the needs of the target to those who can and will utilize it to make judgments about policy and programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate.
-Want, with or without actions to obtain that which is wanted

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative 
B)  Felt 
C)  Expressed 
D)  Comparative 
A)  Normative 
B)  Felt 
C)  Expressed 
D)  Comparative

Question 9

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate.
-This may be wide ranging or narrowly focused on a specific problem occurring within a setting.

Accepted Answer

A)  The sophistication of the project design 
B)  The level of involvement of the stakeholders 
C)  The scope of the issue being condensed 
D)  The project's political orientation 
A)  The sophistication of the project design 
B)  The level of involvement of the stakeholders 
C)  The scope of the issue being condensed 
D)  The project's political orientation

Question 10

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate.
-This is reflected by the individuals receiving service, providers of service, or organization as a whole, who may be integrated on a fully participatory level, or not at all.

Accepted Answer

A)  The sophistication of the project design 
B)  The level of involvement of the stakeholders 
C)  The scope of the issue being condensed 
D)  The project's political orientation 
A)  The sophistication of the project design 
B)  The level of involvement of the stakeholders 
C)  The scope of the issue being condensed 
D)  The project's political orientation

Question 11

Please match the description with models for needs assessment appropriate
-Utilizes graphical or figure form to portray relationships between resources, activities, outputs, and outcomes for planning

Accepted Answer

A)  Logic model 
B)  Three-phase model 
C)  Concerns report model 
D)  Participatory and community building 
A)  Logic model 
B)  Three-phase model 
C)  Concerns report model 
D)  Participatory and community building

Question 12

The process, measures, outcomes, and actions of a given needs assessment are fundamentally linked to either the principles and values of the marketplace or to a commitment to the social good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate.
-Demand for a service, either through current use or waiting list

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative 
B)  Felt 
C)  Expressed 
D)  Comparative 
A)  Normative 
B)  Felt 
C)  Expressed 
D)  Comparative

Question 14

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate.
-This is the intention behind a needs assessment, which may contribute to it maintaining or challenging the status quo.

Accepted Answer

A)  The sophistication of the project design 
B)  The level of involvement of the stakeholders 
C)  The scope of the issue being condensed 
D)  The project's political orientation 
A)  The sophistication of the project design 
B)  The level of involvement of the stakeholders 
C)  The scope of the issue being condensed 
D)  The project's political orientation

Question 15

Please match the description with models for needs assessment appropriate
-Facilitates the planning of a needs assessment; operates as a checklist of stages and activities

Accepted Answer

A)  Logic model 
B)  Three-phase model 
C)  Concerns report model 
D)  Participatory and community building 
A)  Logic model 
B)  Three-phase model 
C)  Concerns report model 
D)  Participatory and community building

Question 16

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate.
-This should be systematic, empirically based, outcome oriented, and focused on solving real-world problems through the application of a variety of research methodologies and methods.

Accepted Answer

A)  The sophistication of the project design 
B)  The level of involvement of the stakeholders 
C)  The scope of the issue being condensed 
D)  The project's political orientation 
A)  The sophistication of the project design 
B)  The level of involvement of the stakeholders 
C)  The scope of the issue being condensed 
D)  The project's political orientation

Question 17

Please match the description with models for needs assessment appropriate
-A tool that draws on focus groups as survey research, and provides analytic strategies that originate in discrepancy modeling

Accepted Answer

A)  Logic model 
B)  Three-phase model 
C)  Concerns report model 
D)  Participatory and community building 
A)  Logic model 
B)  Three-phase model 
C)  Concerns report model 
D)  Participatory and community building

Exam 28: Needs Assessment Research

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate. -An approach for conceptualizing needs by contrast to a baseline

Using a marketplace philosophy for needs assessment, all of the following are correct for describing how needs may be addressed except for which?

Please match the description with models for needs assessment appropriate -Requires active involvement of the stakeholders; focuses on the community and fostering development of a collective

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate. -Defined by professionals and experts rather than by members of the community

Client's needs in occupational therapy may include all of the following except for which?

While there are many ways of defining need, it is generally accepted that need should not be defined as the discrepancy between what an individual's present situation/status is and what is desired.

A needs assessment may be defined as a systematic and ongoing process of providing usable and useful information about the needs of the target to those who can and will utilize it to make judgments about policy and programs.

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate. -Want, with or without actions to obtain that which is wanted

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate. -This may be wide ranging or narrowly focused on a specific problem occurring within a setting.

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate. -This is reflected by the individuals receiving service, providers of service, or organization as a whole, who may be integrated on a fully participatory level, or not at all.

Please match the description with models for needs assessment appropriate -Utilizes graphical or figure form to portray relationships between resources, activities, outputs, and outcomes for planning

The process, measures, outcomes, and actions of a given needs assessment are fundamentally linked to either the principles and values of the marketplace or to a commitment to the social good.

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate. -Demand for a service, either through current use or waiting list

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate. -This is the intention behind a needs assessment, which may contribute to it maintaining or challenging the status quo.

Please match the description with models for needs assessment appropriate -Facilitates the planning of a needs assessment; operates as a checklist of stages and activities

Please match the description with type of need the appropriate. -This should be systematic, empirically based, outcome oriented, and focused on solving real-world problems through the application of a variety of research methodologies and methods.

Please match the description with models for needs assessment appropriate -A tool that draws on focus groups as survey research, and provides analytic strategies that originate in discrepancy modeling

Occupational Therapy As an Evidence-Based Practice Profession

Classifications and Aims of Research

Philosophical Foundations of Research

Reading and Understanding Published and Presented Research

Critically Appraising and Classifying Published and Presented Research

Managing Barriers to Evidence-Based Practice: An International Imperative

Professional Responsibility and Roles in Research

The Role of Theory in Occupational Therapy

Steps in the Research Process and Characteristics of Sound Research

Conducting a Literature Review

Generating Research Questions and Defining Specific Aims and Hypotheses

Selecting the Research Method

Writing the Research Proposal

Ensuring Ethical Research

Securing Samples and Performance Sites

Design Considerations in Qualitative Research

Collecting Qualitative Data

Contemporary Tools for Managing and Analyzing Qualitative Data

Qualitative Approaches to Interpreting and Reporting Data

Quantitative Research Designs: Defining Variables and Their Relationships With One Another

Developing and Evaluating Quantitative Data Collection Instruments

Collecting Quantitative Data

Entering, Storing, and Managing Data

Deciding on an Approach to Data Analysis

Meta-Analysis

Single-Subject Research

Survey Research

Program Evaluation Research

Participatory Research Approaches

Writing a Literature Review

Disseminating Research: Presenting, Writing, and Publishing

Writing a Grant Proposal

Using Mixed-Methods Designs to Study Therapy and Its Outcomes

Creating Outcomes Research for Evidence-Based Practice

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