Lessons from use of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory: where do we go from here?
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to review the innovations, applications, and effect of the original Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) published in 1992 and to describe planned revisions.


CONCLUSIONS
During the past decade, the PEDI has helped to shift thinking from a developmental to a functional focus. Using the PEDI, researchers and clinicians worldwide have highlighted variations in functional skill acquisition in clinical populations, the importance of recognizing cultural differences, and the value of documenting functional progress in relation to interventions.


CONCLUSIONS
The PEDI has had a rich tradition in helping to document functional development. New methods are proposed for the next generation of the PEDI by using item banks and computer adaptive testing.


CONCLUSIONS
The computer adaptive testing feature and the revised and expanded content of the new PEDI will enable therapists to more efficiently assess children's functioning to a broader age group of children.
Health and Disability Research Institute, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA. smhaley@bu.edu
Stephen M
SM
Haley
Wendy I
WI
Coster
Ying-Chia
YC
Kao
Helene M
HM
Dumas
Maria A
MA
Fragala-Pinkham
Jessica M
JM
Kramer
Larry H
LH
Ludlow
Richard
R
Moed
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003199:Computer Systems; D054521:Cultural Competency; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome