Larissa Wagner Zanella1, Nadia Cristina Valentini2, Fernando Copetti3, Glauber Carvalho Nobre4. 1. Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul, Campus Sertão, Rodovia RS-135, KM 25 - District Eng. Luiz, Sertão, Rio Grande do Sul, 99170-000, Brazil. Electronic address: larissa.zanella@sertao.ifrs.edu.br. 2. Human Movement Sciences Graduate Program at School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance in Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Felizardo Street, 750 - Jardim Botânico, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90690-200, Brazil. Electronic address: nadia.cristina@ufrgs.br. 3. Physical Education Graduate Program at Physical Education and Sports Center in Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil. Electronic address: copettif@gmail.com. 4. Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará, Brazil. Electronic address: glauber.nobre@ifce.edu.br.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales - Second Edition (PDMS-2) has been used by health and educational professionals to assess the gross and fine motor skills of children with typical development, motor and/or cognitive delays, and disabilities. AIM: Investigate the validity and reliability of PDMS-2 for use in Brazil. METHODS: For content validity, 13 professionals participated in the study. For construct validity, a sample of 637 children from birth until 71 months (0-23 months: n = 399; 24-71 months: n = 238) was assessed with the PDMS-2. RESULTS: The PDMS-2 administered to the Brazilian population has psychometric characteristics equivalent to the original version. CONCLUSION: PDMS-2 is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating Brazilian children's motor development and providing appropriate support for clinical and educational intervention plans and follow-ups.
BACKGROUND: The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales - Second Edition (PDMS-2) has been used by health and educational professionals to assess the gross and fine motor skills of children with typical development, motor and/or cognitive delays, and disabilities. AIM: Investigate the validity and reliability of PDMS-2 for use in Brazil. METHODS: For content validity, 13 professionals participated in the study. For construct validity, a sample of 637 children from birth until 71 months (0-23 months: n = 399; 24-71 months: n = 238) was assessed with the PDMS-2. RESULTS: The PDMS-2 administered to the Brazilian population has psychometric characteristics equivalent to the original version. CONCLUSION: PDMS-2 is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating Brazilian children's motor development and providing appropriate support for clinical and educational intervention plans and follow-ups.
Authors: Denise de Almeida Maia; Farid Bardid; Tobias Koch; Paola Okuda; George Ploubidis; Anders Nordahl-Hansen; Michael Eid; Hugo Cogo-Moreira Journal: Front Psychol Date: 2022-01-05