Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory

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Introduction

Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory

-         Founded by Stephen M. Haley PT, Ph,D, Wendy J. Coster PhD, OTR/L, Larry H. Ludlow PhD, Jane Haltiwanger PhD, Peter Andrellos PhD, 1992

-         First pediatric assessment tool to assess function rather than development

-         Based on an adaptation of the conceptual hierarchy of outcomes defined by the ICIDH, in 1990

-         Has multiple variations which are translated into multiple languages and validated for multiple cultures

-         Items are focused primarily on home-based activities; it was designed to examine what the child actually does in the context of daily life (activity) rather than to describe his or her impairments (body functions and body systems).

Objective

• Detect any functional deficit or delay, its extent and content area

• Evaluate individual or group progress in pediatric rehabilitation

• Create and evaluate programs in pediatric rehabilitation.

Intended Population

6 months to 7 year old whose functional abilities are lower than the same age group.

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