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The Pediatric Measure of Participation (PMoP) short forms

M J Mulcahey1,2, M D Slavin3, P Ni3

  • 1Department of Occupational Therapy, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Spinal Cord
|May 18, 2016
PubMed

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New short forms (SFs) for the Pediatric Measure of Participation (PMoP) are validated for assessing child and parent outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI) when computerized adaptive tests are not feasible.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric rehabilitation
  • Outcomes assessment
  • Spinal cord injury (SCI) research

Background:

  • Assessing participation is crucial for children with spinal cord injury (SCI).
  • Existing measures may not be suitable for all clinical situations.
  • Development of shorter, validated instruments is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate short forms (SFs) of participation for child- and parent-reported outcomes in pediatric SCI.
  • To create tools that are practical for use in various clinical settings.

Main Methods:

  • Multi-center cross-sectional cohort study involving three pediatric orthopedic hospitals.
  • Expert panel utilized calibration data from a pediatric computerized adaptive test (CAT) development study.
  • Selected items for two domains: self-relevant participation and friends-relevant participation, with child and parent versions.
  • Conducted psychometric analyses including reliability, agreement, floor/ceiling effects, and test information function.

Main Results:

  • Developed and validated short forms (SFs) for the Pediatric Measure of Participation (PMoP).
  • Demonstrated acceptable group reliability (0.74-0.92) and strong agreement (0.89-0.95) between SFs and item banks.
  • Reported minimal floor effects and acceptable ceiling effects across SCI severity levels (paraplegia/tetraplegia).

Conclusions:

  • The Pediatric Measure of Participation (PMoP) SFs are psychometrically sound.
  • These SFs are suitable for assessing participation outcomes in pediatric SCI when CATs are not feasible.
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