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 two or three 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 Vol. 2, Chapter 2, 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 3, AMPS Task Notes.

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

 


A-1. Beverage from refrigerator
A-2. Hot or cold instant beverage
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
B-2. Toast and boiled/brewed coffee or tea
C-1. Cold cereal and beverage
C-2. Hot cooked cereal and beverage
C-3. Sour milk (“fil”), “kefir”, or yogurt with cereal and beverage
C-4. Hot cooked cereal, open-face cheese sandwich, and beverage
D-1. Scrambled or fried eggs, toast, and beverage
D-2. Scrambled or fried eggs, toast, and boiled/brewed coffee or tea
D-3. Scrambled or fried eggs, meat, and boiled/brewed coffee or tea
D-4. Omelet or scrambled eggs with added ingredients, toast, and beverage
D-5. Scrambled or fried eggs, toast, and espresso coffee
D-6. Boiled egg(s) served in egg cup(s)
E-1. French toast and beverage - two persons
F-1. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
F-2. Luncheon meat or cheese sandwich
F-3. Tuna, chicken, or crab salad sandwich
F-4. Grilled cheese sandwich and beverage
F-5. Open-face sandwich on unsliced soft bread, and boiled/brewed coffee or tea - one or two persons
F-6. Open-face sandwich on presliced bread, and boiled/brewed coffee or tea - one or two
F-7. Open-face meat or cheese sandwich with sliced vegetable
F-8. Open-face sandwich with soft spread and sliced vegetable
F-9. Jam sandwich
F-10. Grilled cheese on toast and beverage - 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
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
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
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
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 personss
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
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”
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
M-1. Setting a table for one or two persons
M-2. Setting a table, Swedish-style, for 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
Q-1. Sweeping outside
Q-2. Raking grass cuttings or leaves
Q-3. Weeding
Q-4. Vacuuming the inside of an automobile
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

 


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