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Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Second Edition (PDMS-2)

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Purpose
Motor skill assessment to discriminate from the typical development, includes reflexes, grasping, locomotion, object manipulation and visual-motor integration Useful for assessment Children-from birth to 5 years

Assesment Type

Objective

Patient Group

Cerebral Palsy | Neurodisability (Other)

Age Group

Infants (0-2 years) | Children (3-12 years)

ICF domain

Activity & Participation

Area of assessment

Fine Motor | Gross Motor

Key description

Description
Children from birth to 5 years of age.
Gross motor reflexes, stationary, locomotion and manipulation subtests,
Fine motor quotient,includes grasping and visuo-motor integration subtests,
Total Quotient, a combination of the gross and motor subtests.
Reliability /
Validity
Limited validity in children with neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy
Excellent test retest reliability and inter-rater reliability.
Interrater reliability 0.84-0.99
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/oti.11



 

Cost

£644

Equipment required

Peabody kit

Training required

N/A

Considerations & references

Cost
£644
https://www.pearsonclinical.co.uk/AlliedHealth/PaediatricAssessments/Motor/PeabodyDevelopmentalMotorScalesSecondEdition(PDMS-2)/PeabodyDevelopmentalMotorScalesSecondEdition(PDMS-2).aspx

Optional training course: £300

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https://www.physio-pedia.com/Peabody_Developmental_Motor_Scale_(PDMS-2)

https://www.sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures/peabody-developmental-motor-scales-second-edition#:~:text=PDMS%2D2%20is%20a%20revision,age%205%20years%20of%20age.

Time to complete
20-30 minutes for each motor related subtest.
45-60 minutes for entire assessment
Languages
No information about other languages

 Strengths /
Weaknesses
STRENGTHS
Can be used without training by a wide variety of professionals
Separate gross and fine motor skills tests
LIMITATIONS
beneficial to have someone already familiar with the test. Requires use of specific cues and demonstrations

If you spot any errors or wish to suggest any amendments to this summary, please contact paediatricmeasures@apcp.org.uk