ACTIVITY ANALYSIS

OUTLINE
Introduction
OT concepts of occupation , activity and
task
Definition
Steps of activity analysis
Activity configuration and activity synthesis
OTPF- domain and process
DOMAIN
Activity demands
Areas of Occupation
Performance skills
Performnace patterns
Client factors
Context
PROCESS
Evaluation
Treatment
Outcome
INTRODUCTION
Activity analysis is CENTRAL to occupational therapy
(OT) practice.
The knowledge of the STEPS AND ACTIONS
REQUIRED to perform activities TO DESIGN
INTERVENTIONS for a VARIETY OF CLIENTS.
The process is ongoing.
As clients develop skills and abilities, the
practitioner/therapist adjusts the activity demands for
success.
PAPER MAT
STEPS
1.Take a chart paper and cut it into an either square or
rectangle shape
2. Draw two horizontal lines one at the top and the other at
the bottom of the chart leaving 1-2 cms from edges
3. Mark points of 1cm each using a scale on both the
horizontal lines
4. Connect the marking points by drawing lines
5. Slit the lines
6. Cut the strips from a 2nd chart paper
7. Weave each strip into the slits of the 1st chart paper
8. Glue the edges
STEPS
1. Understand the client’s story (occupational profile).
2.Define the client’s goals and objectives.
3. Describe the elements of the activity (activity
configuration).
4.Develop activities that match the client’s needs
(activity synthesis).
5.Modify and adapt activity to match needs
OCCUPATIONS,ACTIVITY,TASK
Occupations are the meaningful and everyday
things in which people engage that give them
meaning and identity.
 Activity is purposeful and meaningful, but it may
not be central to one’s identity. Activity frequently
results in an end product.
Tasks are the basic actions required to complete
activities or occupations.
example
OCCUPATION Student
ACTIVITY Buying books,catching a
train/shuttle
bus,browsing a topic
TASK Strength, range of
movement,enurance,co
mmunication
For example the ACTIVITY “eating”

ACTIONS are
- getting food from a plate
- Putting into mouth
- Biting,munching,swallowing

The number of actions varies from two to six, and they

have been organized from the easiest to the more
complex.
OTPF-DOMAINS
Activity demands Client factors
Space demands
Body structures (anatomy)
Body functions (physiology)
Beliefs,values,spirituality

Area of occupation-8
ADL
IADL
Work
Context
Education Physical
Leisure Temporal
Rest
Cultural
Social participation
sleep Virtual
Performance skills Performance patterns
Cognitive Habit
Perceptual Routine
Motor Ritual
Social role
sensory
OTPF -PROCESS
Evaluation
Standardized tests
Non standardised tests
FIM- ADL
MAS- Muscle tone

Intervention
Intervention plan
Intervention implementation
intervention
COGNITIVE SKILLS
Attention
Concentration
Memory
Orientation to person , place and time
Problem solving
Decision making
Organizing
Sequencing
Prioritizing
understanding
MOTOR/PHYSICAL SKILLS
Strength- isotonic/isometric/isokinetic
Movements- each joint flex/ext/abd/add/IR/ER
Range – outer/middle/inner
Endurance
Hand functions- grasps/pinches (dexterity skills)
Co ordination- gross motor/fine mottor
Balance – sitting/standing ( static or dynamic)
SOCIAL SKILLS
Responding-questions,requests
Frustration tolerance
Initiating and Engaging in conversation
Coping- with changes
Sensory skills
Touch
Pressure
Pain
temperature
PERCEPTUAL SKILLS
Color concept
Size concept
Shape concept
Spatial relations
Figure ground perception
Topographical orientation
Stereognosis
Right and left discrimination
Praxis/motor planning
Senses-7
Visual
Auditory
Olfactory
Gustatory
Tactile/haptic
Vestibular-balance sense
Proprioception-position sense
Grading
Grading up Grading down
 Difficult  Easy
 No. of steps – more(larger/c  Less steps (small/simple
design)omplex design)
 Time – more time  Less time to complete
 Thin paper strips  Broad paper strips
 Solitary  Group activity
 Thin paint  Thicker paints
 Small brush  Larger brush
 Theme given  Theme-not given
1. Understand the client’s story
(occupational profile).
What is the problem?
Family history
Educational history
Medical history
Vocational history
Hobbies and interests
2.Define the client’s goals and objectives.