STANDARDIZATION OF PEDIATRIC EVALUATION OF DISABILITY INVENTORY (PEDI) IN TAMILLANGUAGE

The study aims to standardize Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) in Tamil Language. Quantitative research design. Bilingustic method was used to translate PEDI in Tamil language. Sixty participants were recruited through convenience sampling to establish content reliability of Tamil version of Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory and eighteen participants included to establish concurrent validity of Tamil version of Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory. Correlation was done between ISAA and Tamil version of Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory to establish concurrent validity. The content reliability showed a highly statistically significant correlation for typical children and atypical children’s functional skills and caregiver assistance on Self-care, Mobility and social functioning. The internal consistency was excellent between typical and atypical children for both domains respectively. The results found that there was a negative correlation between Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism and Tamil version of Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory in typical and atypical children. The Tamil version of Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory is a reliable and valid tool to identify children with disabilities in Tamil Nadu. This tool can be used for screening, intervention and research purpose.