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The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance approach in childhood-onset disabilities

AUTHOR: Gimeno H., And Polatajko H.

SOURCE: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025;67:977–985.

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2026 - Article 7: The CO-OP Approach in Childhood-Onset Disabilities (Gimeno & Polatajko, 2025)

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1 / 15

In which year was the CO-OP approach first introduced in the literature?

a. 1993

b. 1998

c. 2001

d. 2005

2 / 15

What was the original condition for which CO-OP was developed?

a. Autism spectrum disorder

b. Cerebral palsy

c. Developmental coordination disorder (DCD)

d. Acquired brain injury

3 / 15

The four main objectives of the CO-OP approach include:

a) Skill acquisition

b) Cognitive strategy use

c) Generalization

d) Transfer of learning

e) All of the above

4 / 15

Which mnemonic is central to the global strategy in CO-OP?

a) Plan-Do-Review

b) Goal-Plan-Do-Check

c) Try-Reflect-Change

d) Aim-Act-Assess

5 / 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the five fundamental elements of CO-OP?

a) Client-chosen functional goals

b) Dynamic performance analysis

c) Guided discovery

d) Cognitive strategy use

e) Surgical intervention

6 / 15

What is the typical dosage format for individually delivered CO-OP interventions?

a) 5 sessions

b) 7 sessions

c) 10 sessions

d) 20 sessions

7 / 15

Which two measures are most commonly used as outcome tools in CO-OP studies?

a) GMFCS & MACS

b) COPM & PQRS

c) PEDI & WeeFIM

d) Vineland & Bayley Scales

8 / 15

In studies, what proportion of goals addressed were related to self-care?

a) 12%

b) 23%

c) 27%

d) 35%

9 / 15

Which population group most frequently set leisure and sports goals during CO-OP?

a) Autism

b) Down syndrome

c) DCD

d) CP and spina bifida

10 / 15

What was a major limitation identified across many CO-OP studies?

a) Too many participants

b) Rater bias and lack of blinding

c) Overuse of pharmacological measures

d) Inconsistent use of robotics

11 / 15

True or false more than half of CO-OP studies had sample sizes over 30 participants.

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

12 / 15

Which of the following are newer domain-specific strategies identified in recent CO-OP studies?

a) Distraction

b) Emotion regulation

c) Mental self-guidance

d) Externally focused attention

e) Internally focused attention

f) all of the above

13 / 15

Which study design has been most commonly used to test CO-OP in new populations?

a) Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)

b) Single-case experimental designs (SCEDs)

c) Longitudinal cohort studies

d) Cross-sectional surveys

14 / 15

Which of the following future research needs were highlighted?

a) Larger, definitive RCTs

b) Longitudinal studies for sustainability

c) Health economic analyses

d) Implementation and fidelity studies

e) Neuroscience-based mechanism studies

f) all of the above

15 / 15

According to the article, CO-OP differs from other task-oriented interventions because:

a) It excludes family involvement

b) It emphasizes guided discovery and client-led problem solving

c) It uses pharmacological adjuncts

d) It focuses on impairment correction

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