Background:
The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) is a useful clinical and research assessment to measure functional performance in children but has limitations in content and age range. Therefore the PEDI-CAT, a computer adaptive testing version, has recently been developed. The addition of new items extends the functional performance content assessing the domains of daily activities, mobility social/cognitive and responsibility functioning of children and youth through age 20 years. While the PEDI has been translated, adapted and validated for the use in many countries, the PEDI-CAT’s cross-cultural use has just started throughout Europe. This research will introduce the PEDI-CAT and describe the cultural validation process required. Method:
Translation and back translation procedures, discussions among German speaking experts (health professionals, translator and parents) on a translated and adapted PEDI-CAT are analyzed.