Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument

Posted on: March 17, 2015 | By: rseibert | Filed under: Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument

Guidelines for Critical Review of Tests & Measures

 

  1. Descriptive Information
    1. Title, Edition, Dates of Publication and Revision*

Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument, Developed in 1994, Revised Aug 2005

  1. Author (s): Hunsaker, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Shriner’s Hospitals
  2. Source (publisher or distributor, address): http://www.aaos.org/research/outcomes/outcomes_peds.asp
  3. Costs (booklets, forms, kit)*: Free
  4. Purpose*: To assess the changes in pediatric musculoskeletal patients after orthopedic interventions
  5. Type of Test (eg, screening, evaluative; interview, observation,

checklist or inventory)*: Questionaires

  1. Target Population and Ages*: For ages 2-10
  2. Time Requirements – Administration and Scoring*: 20 minutes to answer questions
  1. Test Administration
    1. Administration: Parent fills out questionaire
    2. Scoring: Scoring varies greatly due to the multiple weighted scores of some items, scores range from 0-3 for some items and 0-6 for others. The overall score comes from 4 functional assessment scores, a global function score, and a happiness score. These scores range from 0-100 with lower scores representing higher levels of disability.
    3. Type of information, resulting from testing

Comes with a work sheet that produces the Standardized and Normative scores

  1. Environment for Testing: Unknown
  2. Equipment and Materials Needed : Pen and the questionaire
  3. Examiner Qualifications: Not reported
  4. Psychometric Characteristics*

Ambulatory Children with CP

MCID:                                                 Medium effect size

            Expectations                       13.3

            Global Function                  3.8

            Happiness                            9.7

            Comfort/Pain                       11.2

            Satisfaction                          14.4

            Sports                                   4.3

            Upper Extremity                 3.4

            Transfers                              4.0

Oeffinger D, Bagley A, Rogers S, et al. Outcome tools used for ambulatory children with cerebral palsy: responsiveness and minimum clinically important differences. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2008;50(12):918-25.

  1. Standardization/normative data: 50 is average normative score for the general healthy population for each section. The standardized score varied for each section. Upper Extremity and physical function: 91.91, Transfers and basic mobility: 98.33, Sports/Physical functioning: 92.44, Pain/Comfort: 92.44, Happiness: 89.79, Global functioning: 93.88.

http://www.aaos.org/research/outcomes/outcomesmeanstable.pdf

 

  1. Evidence of Reliability: Unable to obtain article
  2. Evidence of Validity: Unable to obtain article
  3. Discriminative: Not found
  4. Predictive: Not found
  • Summary Comments*
    1. Strengths: Well established reliability and validity
    2. Weaknesses: Long questionnaire, ceiling effects
    3. Clinical Applications: Beneficial to measure improvements for pediatric musculoskeletal injuries

 

Adapted from:

 

Stangler S, Huber C, Routh D:  Screening Growth and Development of Preschool Children:  A Guide to Test Selection.  New York, McGraw-Hill, 1980, pp 55-59.

 

Anastasi A:  Psychological Testing, 4th ed. New York, MacMillan, 1976, pp 705-70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nath RK, Avila MB, Karicherla P, Somasundaram C. Assessment of triangle tilt surgery in children with obstetric brachial plexus injury using the pediatric outcomes data collection instrument. Open Orthop J. 2011;5:385-8.

 

This study used the pediatric outcomes data collection instrument (PODCI) to evaluate the effects of the triangle tilt surgery for children with obstetric brachial plexus injuries. Obstetric brachial plexus injuries usually affect C5-C6 nerve roots that can cause weakness and functional deformities in children. Some children will recover spontaneously but other will require surgical interventions to improve function. The triangle tilt procedure involves osteotomies of the clavicle, acromion, and scapula to release the distal acromioclavicular triangle. The study consisted of patients between the ages of 2-10 and 62 males and 68 females. Of these participants 67 did not undergo surgery and 63 did have the surgery. The two groups were matched with severity of impairments. They compared the scores of the two groups after surgery and also compared the surgery groups pre and post-surgery test results. They found significant improvements in mobility, sports/physical, upper extremity function, and global function between groups. The surgery groupl had significantly higher test score for upper extremity function, basic mobility, pain/comfort, and global function after surgery. The study found that the PODCI was a good tool to use to evaluate the improvement in patients post triangle tilt surgery.

 

2 responses to “Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument”

  1. Paula A. DiBiasio says:

    Nice work Ryan! were these subjects 2-10 years or months?

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