In PEDI, what are the three original functional domains and the general scoring approach?

In PEDI, what are the three original functional domains and the general scoring approach?

• A. Self-Care, Mobility, and Social Function; the total score is a single global score regardless of domain.
• B. Communication, Daily Living Skills, Socialization; the scores are expressed as age-normed percentiles.
• C. Gross Motor, Fine Motor, and Visual-Motor; uses percentile ranks.
• D. Self-Care, Mobility, and Social Function; items are rated for level of independence and assistance, generating functional skill scores and caregiver assistance scores.

Answer: (D)

PEDI evaluates a child’s functional abilities in three domains: Self-Care, Mobility, and Social Function. For each item, the child’s level of independence is rated and the amount of caregiver assistance required is noted. These ratings are used to generate domain-specific functional skill scores and caregiver assistance scores, giving a clear picture of what the child can do independently and where help is needed. This approach avoids collapsing everything into a single global score and aligns with PEDI’s design of measuring both independence and the level of caregiver support within each domain. The other options either suggest a single overall score, use different domain names, or imply percentile-based scoring, which isn’t how PEDI is structured.

PEDI evaluates a child’s functional abilities in three domains: Self-Care, Mobility, and Social Function. For each item, the child’s level of independence is rated and the amount of caregiver assistance required is noted. These ratings are used to generate domain-specific functional skill scores and caregiver assistance scores, giving a clear picture of what the child can do independently and where help is needed. This approach avoids collapsing everything into a single global score and aligns with PEDI’s design of measuring both independence and the level of caregiver support within each domain. The other options either suggest a single overall score, use different domain names, or imply percentile-based scoring, which isn’t how PEDI is structured.