What is COPM and what is it used for?

• A. A standardized test of gross motor function.
• B. A client-centered outcome measure to identify and rate importance, performance, and satisfaction in self-care, productivity, and leisure occupations.
• C. A measure of cognitive function during problem solving.
• D. An observer-rated measure of environmental barriers.

Answer: (B)

COPM is a client-centered outcome measure used to identify daily activities that matter to a person and to track changes in how well they perform and how satisfied they are with those performances over time. In practice, the client selects up to five everyday activities across self-care, productivity, and leisure, rates how important each activity is, and then rates current performance and satisfaction on a 10-point scale. This information guides goal setting and intervention planning, and repeated assessments show meaningful, client-perceived change after therapy.

It isn’t a standardized test of gross motor function, nor a measure of cognitive problem solving, and it isn’t an observer-rated tool for environmental barriers.