title: Discriminative validity of the Dutch Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the discriminative validity of the Dutch Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) to differentiate functional status between children with and without disabilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A university children's hospital in the Netherlands.
  
  
  METHODS
  A clinical sample comprising 197 children with disabilities (infantile encephalopathy, n=40; juvenile idiopathic arthritis, n=20; neurometabolic conditions, n=36; neuromuscular disorders, n=9; skeletal disorders, n=28; spina bifida, n=41; traumatic injury, n=23), and 62 children without disabilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
  
  
  METHODS
  Functional status was measured by using a Dutch version of the PEDI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Discriminant analysis established the sensitivity and specificity of the PEDI. Correct predictions of group membership (disabled vs nondisabled) were found in both children without disabilities (93.5% correctly predicted) and children with disabling conditions (91.6% correctly predicted).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The discriminative validity of the Dutch PEDI between children with and without disabilities was excellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Physical Therapy, University Medical Center/Children's Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.custers@wkz.azu.nl
authors.forename: Jan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Custers
authors.forename: Janjaap
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Net
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoijtink
authors.forename: Jeltje E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wassenberg-Severijnen
authors.forename: Adri
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vermeer
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Helders
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009426:Netherlands; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000534:rehabilitation