Estimating domestic assistance requirements in medico-legal practice: Australian occupational therapy perspective.

Documenting all the factors influencing the occupational therapist's decision is the key to understanding clinical reasoning.Implication for rehabilitationWhen estimating domestic care occupational therapists should:•Provide written documentation that clearly explains the assessment methods used, the results and conclusion made regarding domestic care.•Triangulate data including claimant's statements of performance, confirmation by observation on tasks, medical report information in the context of the claimant's environmental and contextual factors.•Be aware their own years of experience do not equate to level of expertise.