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    *This assessment review was compiled by our students and is intended to be used as a guide in assisting clinicians.

    We
    encourage you to review the evaluations and assessments for yourself to guarantee the most accurate and updated
    information.

    I. General Information

    Title of the test: Lowenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA)

    Author: Malka Itzkovich , Betty Elazar, Sara Averbuch, Nommi Katz, Levy Rahmani

    Publisher: Maddak LLC

    Time required to administer: About 20-30 minutes depending on time client takes to complete each sub-test and how
    familiar the administrator is with testing materials.

    Cost of the Test: $267.58 from AllegroMedical.com

    II. Description of Test

    Type/Purpose of Test: Designed to assist clinician in developing cognitive intervention by evaluating the client’s basic
    cognitive abilities. This assessment is useful in establishing a baseline for treatments, planning treatment goals, and
    documenting changes during treatment. Six areas evaluated in this test include: orientation, visual perception, spatial
    perception, motor praxis, visuomotor organization, and thinking operations.

    Population: Originally, this assessment was designed for individuals with brain injury including those with TBI, CVA, and
    brain tumors. This assessment has also been used with other populations where cognition may be impacted including spinal
    cord injury, degenerative and psychiatric diseases, and “under-achieving students”.

    Focus of measurement:
    ___ Organic systems _X__ Abilities ___ Participation/life habits ___ Environmental Factors

    III. Practical Administration

    Ease of Administration: Once the testing procedure is understood, administering this test is relatively simple.
    Administration is easiest when evaluator is familiar with kit contents and has all materials set in the correct order
    beforehand.

    Clarity of Directions: Test directions are presented clearly in manual including script for evaluator. However, at times
    these prompts are within a short explanatory paragraph. Highlighting verbal cues beforehand would be helpful until
    examiner becomes more familiar with the assessment.

    Scoring Procedures: Points are awarded for completion of different tasks in each subtest. Higher points indicate higher
    performance. Scoring requirements for each subtest is listed in manual following administration directions. Familiarity with
    test will make scoring each section time efficient during test administration.

    Examiner Qualification & Training This test was designed by occupational therapists, and it is inferred by the title of the
    assessment that it is designed to be administered by an occupational therapist. However, specific qualifications to
    administer this test are not specified by the authors.
    IV. Technical Considerations

    Standardization: ____ Norms ____ Criterion Referenced __X__ Other ________________

    Reliability: inter-rater reliability: .82-.97

    Validity: all sub-tests except identification of objects varied at a .0001 level of significance.

    Manual: ____ Excellent ___X_ Adequate ____ Poor

    What is (are) the setting/s that you would anticipate using this assessment?
    This assessment may be used with individuals with TBI, CVA, and other conditions that may affect the individual’s cognitive
    abilities.

    Summary of strengths and weaknesses:


    Weakness:
    Kit does not hold materials securely, requiring tester to locate and rearrange testing materials before every
    administration
    Research cited to support testing procedures are over 20 years old
    Does not assess memory
    Scoring is not self-explanatory for some tests
    Some errors are not accounted for in the scoring of some tests

    Strength:
    Takes into account different methods of testing to account for different types of aphasia
    Covers many different areas of cognition in one assessment.
    Activities are relatively interesting and engaging
    Test is fairly short. Activities are varied enough to maintain client attention
    Straight forward score sheet

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