A feasibility study of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) in the burn cohort in an acute tertiary facility.

Background: Retrospective auditing identified the need to implement a client centered tool to measure occupational performance and re engagement in activities after burn injury. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was chosen as it has a broad focus on occupational performance across the lifespan. However, given the time constraints that acute care clinicians work within in a tertiary teaching hospital, a feasibility study was warranted to identify the time to complete the COPM and any potential barriers which may arise in order to evaluate the appropriateness of using this tool.