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Leisure Interest Survey
Participation in this survey is voluntary. Kindly tick mark the areas you have interest in (done it in past,
are into such activities, or will be doing in the near future.)
Name of the patient:
Length of hospital stay:
Admission frequency:
Statement of Purpose for the Therapeutic Recreation Department:
Number of patients:
Therapist Name:
Scores:
ACTIVITY HAVE DONE
IN PAST
CURRENTLY DO INTERESTED
IN DOING
Engaging in Team or Individual Sports
Basketball
Cricket
Soccer
Football
Hockey
Tennis
Badminton
Others
Music
Dance
Folk dance
Modern dance
Aerobics
Yoga
Others
Art
Painting
Crafts
Knitting
Photography
Others
Table games
Chess
Cards
Billiards
Puzzle
Others
Outdoor activities
Gardening
Swimming
Fishing
Skating
Cycling

Community activities
Others
Assessment Technique Therapeutic Recreation Evaluation Form
Name of Assessment: Leisure Diagnostic Battery (LDB)
Type of Assessment: Community or institution based self-report instrument
Population(s) used with: Two class of group of people based on their leisure activities.
Time to administer:
Level of difficulty in scoring:
Reliability: Alpha coefficient calculation is done to assess the reliability or internal consistency.
Validity: To determine validity, the factor analysis method can be used.
Supplies needed: Information about the patient
Available from: www.venturepublish.com
Strengths:
- It is highly beneficial for patients who are new to the unit.
- This boosted the motivation level in patients to undergo treatment.
- This differentiates the patients based on their activity style which shows if they are at high risk, low risk,
active, or passive (determined by the symptoms). This leads toward an effective treatment plan for the
group or individual.

Weaknesses:
- It does not fit unit distribution
- Many effective data collection tools need to be developed for better evaluation of treatment procedures.
Summary:
The main aim of the assessment tool was to develop a battery for children and youths with special needs
to assess their leisure functioning. LBD has different scales, such as Scale A: Perceived Leisure Competent
Scale; Scale B: Perceived Leisure Control; Scale C: Leisure Needs; D: Depth of Involvement; E: Playfulness;
F: Barriers to all these activities; G: Preference of Activities and style of activity. On LBD analysis, the
treatment plans were revised that led to inclusion of activity preference as well as the style of activity
with respect to the symptoms shown by the patients that will be presented in a User Manual and a
Remediation Guide. However, in addition to this, there needs to be a willingness to bring in the changes
and question. There needs to be further refinement in the theoretical aspects as well as empirical
research.
Apart from the weaknesses and modifications, LBD is a new era tool that offers recreational services and
is highly recommended to be used for patients who are normal with mental retardation as well as for
individuals who are disabled.
Name:
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Name of Assessment: Strengths Discovery Assessment
Type of Assessment: Strength-based open-ended conversation (informal tone)
Population(s) used with: Assessment of young adults with focus on families
Time to administer: This will comparatively take less time as compared to other tools as the interview is
based on specific set of parameters and the focus group is minimized or targeted.
Level of difficulty in scoring: It is a simple questionnaire interview method.
Reliability: Alpha coefficient calculation is done to assess the reliability or internal consistency.
Validity: To determine validity, the factor analysis method can be used.
Supplies needed: Information about the patient
Available from: http://www.fldoe.org/
Strengths:
- It leads to development of a person-centric transition plan.
- The patient is considered as a resource rather than an issue.
- The natural helpers like the patient’s parents and guardians.
- It identifies possibilities of better treatment options, thus focusing on future possibilities.
Weaknesses:
- The observer in this assessment might play the role of a leader, thus making the questionnaire session
lengthy or biased.

Summary:
This method presents a positive way towards life in case of young adults undergoing the assessment. It
also demonstrates interest of the youths as well as the interest of people who are linked to the youth.
Strengths of the families are also demonstrated that will lead to increase in the protective capacity of the
young adults. It also considers any such trauma or triggered behavior on part of the young adult, which
will lead to facilitation of health strategies. As compared to other assessment tools, the strength discovery
assessment includes a wide range of strengths, deficits as well as resources, which are primary to
individual centric transition plans. Being an informal interview, it helps the youths to open up. Thus, this
kind of assessment tool is recommendable to a high percent when dealing with young adults, which will
help break down the barriers in generation of concrete solutions to the issues faced by the young adults.
Name:
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Name of Assessment: Leisure Resource Asset Mapping
Type of Assessment: Visual mapping, community based approach
Population(s) used with: Community
Time to administer: IT is a time consuming tool as it needs to develop asset mapping of an area or city,
based on various categories.
Level of difficulty in scoring: Due to the lengthy nature of the interview, the level of difficulty is a bit high
for this assessment tool.
Reliability and validity: The validity of the data is based on ground knowledge.
Supplies needed: Information regarding recreation resources.
Available from: Anderson, L. & Heyne, L. (2012). Therapeutic recreation practice: A strengths approach.
Venture Publishing.
Strengths:
- It acknowledges assets through community canvassing as well as the deficiencies.
- View of the community on assets is encouraged.
- The individuals get a clear picture of the community they live in along with the assets that are
associated with it.
Weaknesses:
- The tool is a bit lengthier and time consuming.
- With smaller team, the accuracy of the data might be questionable, taking larger areas into
consideration.
The interview rounds are quiet long.
Summary:
The asset categories include individual assets (such as skills, talents, professional experience), public
assets (forest, military, etc.), institutional assets (religious building, parks, police stations, etc.),
organizational assets (radio station, television stations, small and large businesses, clubs and community
groups, etc.), land assets (lakes, ponds, forest, roadways, etc.), and cultural assets (such as crafts,

historical groups, heritage, etc.). It also analyzes the deficiencies, thus acting as the foundation for
meeting the goals of the assessment tool. It helps in development of a community profile and identifies
assets, which may be further leveraged for the future plans linked with community and individual needs.
Thu, this aspect of the assessment is highly recommended to have an overall knowledge about the
patient.
FUNCTIONAL THERAPEUTIC ASSESSMENT TOOL
Name of Assessment: Functional Autonomy Measurement System
Type of Assessment: Questionnaire based
Population(s) used with: Elderly people and the handicapped people.
Time to administer: An approximate 42 min.
Level of difficulty in scoring: The level of difficulty is low.
Reliability and validity: The assessment tool is responsive to interventions. Modification of 5 points or
more is the minimal change that is detectable and considered significant.
Supplies needed: Functional information about the elderly patients.
Available from: http://www.demarchesmaf.com/en/tools/scale/
Strengths:
- The reliability of the tool is not dependent on the training module.
- It can be used for research as well as for clinical purpose.
- The tool presents the ability of the patient in conducting daily activities.
Weaknesses:
- A new -0.5 level was added to the scale; however, no change in reliability was seen.
Summary: The tool is a four-scale based survey that deals with 29 functions and 5 sectors like daily life
activities, instrumental activities, mental functions, mobility and communications. The hospital stay,
nursing time or medication of the elderly is dependent on the survey outcome. This tool can be
implemented for medical purpose as discussed, and also for further evaluative research, thus making it
an acceptable tool. However, further research can be conducted in order to assess a large pool of
population.
Name:
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Name of Assessment: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale
Type of Assessment: Interview based
Population(s) used with: People dealing with any sort of metal trauma.
Time to administer: around 10 mins

Level of difficulty in scoring: The difficulty level is low as there are few steps to be performed with the
assessment tool.
Reliability and validity: the scale has been validated against cancer patients, and people of the
community.
Supplies needed: Quantitative information regarding the patient
Available from: Brown, K., & Ryan, R. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in
psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 822-848.
Strengths:
- It studies about the mindfulness of the patients.
- This tool is inked to various psychological well-being constructs and is linked with improved self-
awareness.
- The mood swings or stress has been reported to be low in patients after undergoing treatment based on
MAAS scores.
Summary: This is a 15 item scale, and it is fast and accurate. It asks questions on day to day activities that
deal with emotions, focus on any kind of work, discomfort, any sort of physical tension, attentiveness,
multitasking, and so on. High scores in the scale determine high level of mindfulness. Survivors can also
assist the patients understand the importance of mindfulness. Thus, this tool can be widely accepted and
used for medical and therapeutic purpose.
Name:
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Name of Assessment: Life Satisfaction Scale
Type of Assessment: Questionnaire-based self-assessment (5 or 7 point Likert Scale)
Population(s) used with: Patients who are suffering from mild to serious illness.
Time to administer: Short questionnaire with 5 questions. It will take approximately 1 min.
Level of difficulty in scoring: The level of difficulty is quiet low.
Reliability and validity: The scale shows high reliability value or internal consistency
Supplies needed: patient’s viewpoint
Available from: Diener, E. (1984, 1993) at http://internal.psychology.illinois.edu/~ediener/SWLS.html
Strengths:
- This is fast in completion and presents information about the subjective well-being.
- This kind of tool is highly beneficial in case of serious patients, and to know about their level of
satisfaction.
Summary: The tool demonstrates the quality of life of the patient and whether he/she is satisfied with
their life or not. This might be a simplified tool with just 5 question levels, however, it is recommended to
know about the patient in a deeper way.

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References:
Burlingame, J. and Blaschko, T. M. (1990). Assessment tools for recreational therapy: Red book #1. Seattle,
WA: Frontier Publishing.
Caldwell, L. (2001). The role of theory in therapeutic recreation: A practical approach. In N. J. Stumbo (Ed.),
Professional issues in therapeutic recreation: On competence and outcomes (pp. 349–364). Champaign, IL:
Sagamore Publishing.
National Therapeutic Recreation Society (1995). Standards of practice for therapeutic recreation service.
Arlington, VA: National Recreation and Park Association.
Gary D. Ellis and Peter A. Witt. The Leisure Diagnostic Battery: Past, Present, and Future. Fourth Quarter
1986. 31-47.
Clark, H. (2007). Strengths Discovery Assessment Process for working with transition aged youth and
young adults at http://www.fldoe.org
Inclusive Recreation Resource Center at www.inclusiverec.org