Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) - Task Notes

What types of tasks can I observe a client doing?

An AMPS observation involves having each person evaluated perform at least two personal or domestic ADL tasks that the person has had prior experience performing (e.g., pouring a glass of juice; making a bed; preparing eggs, toast, and coffee, vacuuming the floor; ironing a shirt; getting dressed). From among a subset of culturally relevant and appropriately challenging ADL tasks, the person chooses which tasks to perform. The assessment requires no special equipment and can be administered in any relevant setting within a 30 to 40 minute period.

AMPS Task Notes

The task notes describe the essential task and key constraints of the AMPS tasks. They are critical as a reference during the interview itself. These notes are used as reminders of details such as (a) how many spreads can be used on toast or sandwiches, (b) whether or not the toast is to be cut in half, (c) whether the egg task includes a beverage or brewed coffee or tea, or (d) whether or not the client is expected to move the furniture out of the way when sweeping or mopping the floor. AMPS Task Notes are not intended to be used in isolation of the AMPS Manual, Volume 2, Chapter 3, AMPS Task Descriptions. AMPS Task Notes are supplemental resources to be used during the AMPS interview. A complete list of all Task Notes can be found in Volume 2, Chapter 2, AMPS Task Notes.

After checking the tasks a client is about to perform, click [PRINT NOTES].

A-1. Beverage from refrigerator - one person

A-2. Hot or cold instant beverage - one person

A-3. Pot of tea or coffee - one or two persons

A-4. Stove-top espresso coffee - one to four persons

A-5. Single-cup espresso or coffee - two persons

B-1. Toast and instant coffee, tea, instant soup, or hot chocolate - one person

B-2. Toast and boiled/brewed coffee or tea - one person

C-1. Cold cereal and beverage - one person

C-2. Hot cooked cereal and beverage - one person

C-3. Sour milk (“fil”), “kefir”, or yogurt with cereal and beverage - one person

C-4. Hot cooked cereal, open-face cheese sandwich, and beverage - one person

D-1. Scrambled or fried eggs, toast, and beverage - one person

D-2. Scrambled or fried eggs, toast, and boiled/brewed coffee or tea - one person

D-3. Scrambled or fried eggs, meat, and boiled/brewed coffee or tea - one person

D-4. Omelette or scrambled eggs with added ingredients, toast, and beverage - one person

D-5. Scrambled or fried eggs, toast, and espresso coffee - one person

D-6. Boiled egg(s) served in egg cup(s)

D-7. Spanish omelette with added ingredients - two persons

E-1. French toast and beverage - two persons

E-2. Thin (e.g., European) pancakes or crêpes and beverage - one to three persons

E-3. Thick (e.g., American) pancakes and beverage - one to three persons

F-1. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich - one person

F-2. Presliced meat or cheese sandwich - one person

F-3. Tuna, chicken, or crab salad sandwich - one person

F-4. Grilled cheese sandwich and beverage - one person

F-5. Open-face cheese or liverpaste sandwich on unsliced soft bread, and boiled/brewed coffee or tea - one or two persons

F-6. Open-face cheese or liverpaste sandwich on presliced bread, and boiled/brewed coffee or tea - one or two

F-7. Open-face meat or cheese sandwich with sliced vegetable - one person

F-8. Open-face sandwich with soft spread and sliced vegetable - one person

F-9. Jam sandwich - one person

F-10. Grilled cheese on toast and beverage - one person

F-11. Prepare lunch (meat, cheese, vegetable, and bread) and set the table - one to four persons

F-12. Presliced meat and/or cheese sandwich with vegetable(s) - one person

F-13. Open-face chocolate-hazelnut spread sandwich — one person

G-1. Coffee or tea and cookies/biscuits served at a table (“fika”) - two to four persons

G-2. Tea or coffee and cookies/biscuits served on a tray - two or three persons

G-3. Cake, muffins, or brownies

H-1. Cottage cheese and fruit salad - one person

H-2. Fresh fruit salad - two persons

H-3. Tossed salad with dressing, served in individual bowls - two or three people

H-4. Green salad, served in a large bowl, with dressing on the side - two or three people

H-5. green salad with packaged lettuce and dressing, served in a large bowl — two to four persons

I-1. Canned soup and crackers or presliced bread - one or two persons

I-2. Fried green plantains (“tostones”)

I-3. Fried ripe plantains

I-4. Beans and toast - one person

I-5. Vegetable preparation - one to four persons

I-6. Pasta with sauce, green salad, and beverage - two persons

I-7. Pasta with meat, sauce, green salad, and beverage - two persons

I-8. Instant noodles, soup, or beans - one person

I-9. Quick noodles cooked in a pot - one person

I-10. Fried meat and vegetable dish with a bowl of rice - one person

I-11. Fried rice - one or two persons

I-12. Vegetable soup, vegetables sautéed - one to four persons

I-13. Vegetable soup - one to four persons

I-14. Pasta with sauce and beverage - two persons

I-15. Prepare tomato sauce for pasta - two persons

I-16. Pasta with meat, sauce, and beverage - two persons

I-17. Heating a frozen meal or dessert in a microwave - one person

I-18. Heating a pre-cooked meal or dessert in a microwave - one or two persons

I-19 Meatballs with boiled potatoes, sauce, boiled vegetable and beverage - two to four persons

I-20 Gazpacho (blended, cold tomato soup) - two to four persons

I-21 Miso soup - one or two persons

I-22 Rice, soup, and a side dish - one person

J-1. Sweeping the floor

J-2. Hand washing dishes

J-3. Vacuuming, moving no furniture

J-4. Vacuuming, moving lightweight furniture

J-5. Mopping the floor

J-6. Vacuuming two rooms on different levels

J-7. Cleaning a bathroom

J-8. Cleaning windows

J-9. Hand washing, drying, and putting away dishes

J-10. Putting away clean dishes from a dishwasher

K-1. Making a bed with standard sheets and blanket or “duvet”

K-2. Making a bed against a wall, “duvet” edges folded under

K-3. Making a freestanding bed, “duvet” edges folded under

K-4. Changing standard sheets on a freestanding bed

K-5. Changing sheets and “duvet” cover on a bed against a wall

K-6. Changing sheets on a freestanding bed with “duvet”

K-7. Making bed (with mattress on the floor against a wall) with standard sheets and blanket or “duvet”

K-8. Spreading bedding on the floor, Japanese style - one person

L-1. Folding a basket of laundry

L-2. Hand washing laundry

L-3. Loading and starting a washing machine

L-4. Ironing a shirt - setting up the ironing board

L-5. Ironing a shirt - ironing board already set up

L-6. Ironing multiple garments and putting garments away

L-7. Hanging washed, spin-dried laundry to dry

M-1. Setting a table - one or two persons

M-2. Setting a table, Swedish-style - four persons

N-1. Repotting a small houseplant

N-2. Watering plants and removing dead leaves

O-1. Polishing shoes

P-1. Eating a meal

P-2. Brushing teeth

P-3. Upper body grooming/bathing

P-4. Putting on socks and shoes - slip on or prefastened

P-5. Putting on socks and shoes - fastened or tied

P-6. Upper body dressing - garment within reach

P-7. Upper and lower body dressing - garments stored

P-8. Upper body grooming and total body dressing

P-9. Eating an Asian meal with chopsticks

P-10. Showering

P-11. Upper and lower body dressing — garments set out

P-12. Eating a snack with a utensil

P-13. Eating a snack and drinking a beverage

P-14. Brushing or combing hair

P-15. Washing and drying the face

P-16. Shaving the face using electric razor

P-17. Washing and drying hands

Q-1. Sweeping outside

Q-2. Raking grass cuttings or leaves

Q-3. Weeding

Q-4. Vacuuming the inside of an automobile

Q-5. Repair a bicycle tube puncture or hole

R-1. Shopping

S-1. Feeding a cat - dry cat food and water

S-2. Feeding a cat - moist cat food and water

S-3. Feeding a dog dry - dog food and water

S-4. Feeding a dog - moist dog food and water

This page was last modified on 10 January 2012