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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the Pediatric Evaluation of
Disability Inventory (PEDI) motor and self-care domains with the Peabody
Developmental Motor Scales-second edition (PDMS-2) gross motor and fine motor
sub-scales. METHODS: Forty children (35-62 months) with primary language
impairment (PLI) were recruited. The PEDI was completed at admission and the
PDMS-2 was administered within 1 month by an OT, who was unaware of the PEDI
results. RESULTS: Correlation between PEDI mobility and PDMS-2 gross motor
domains was r = 0.23 (p = 0.15) and between PEDI self-care and PDMS-2 fine motor
domains was r = 0.12 (p = 0.47). Associations between PEDI and PDMS-2 scores for
age, gender and severity of language impairment sub-groups were poor-to-moderate.
CONCLUSION: Findings indicate the PEDI is not sufficiently accurate to screen for
motor deficits in children with PLI. More sensitive measures of motor performance
are needed to detect subtle motor deficits in children with PLI.

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