Maria Fragala-Pinkham, Amy Pasternak, Michael P McDermott, Elizabeth Mirek, Allan M Glanzman, Jacqueline Montes, Sally Dunaway Young, Rachel Salazar, Janet Quigley, Susan O Riley, Claudia A Chiriboga, Richard S Finkel, Gihan Tennekoon, William B Martens, Darryl C De Vivo, Basil T Darras
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) in children and youth with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). METHODS: In this prospective cross-sectional study, caregivers of children and youth with SMA completed the PEDI-CAT Daily Activities and Mobility domains. A subset of caregivers completed a questionnaire about the measure. RESULTS: Mean ranks of scaled scores for Daily Activities (n = 96) and Mobility (n = 95) domains were significantly different across the three SMA types and across the three motor classifications...
July 13, 2021: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine