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Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status

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Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status, Parent's Evaluations of Developmental Status, PEDS Questionnaire

  • Description
  1. Developmental Screening test for age birth to 8 years old
  2. Ten question parental questionnaire
  • Advantages
  1. Available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Arabic, Chinese, Tiawanese, Swahili, Somali, Indonesian, Portugese, Malaysian, Thai, Laotian
  2. Parents complete in 5 minutes (written at 4th to 5th grade level)
  3. Clinicians score in 2 minutes
  • Background
  1. Developed in 1998 by Frances Page Glascoe, PhD
  2. Validated in 771 children from diverse backgrounds
  • Efficacy
  1. Test Sensitivity: 74-80%
  2. Test Specificity: 70-80%
  • Resources and References
  1. Ellsworth and Vandermeer Press (Test Publisher)
    1. http://www.pedstest.com
  2. Developmental and Behavioral Screening
    1. http://www.dbpeds.org/articles/dbtesting