Consistency between Alberta Infant Motor Scale and Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 in Assessing Motor Function of High Risk Infants
Abstract： Objective To explore the parallel validity of Alberta infant motor scale (AIMS) and Peabody developmental motor scale-2 (PDMS-2) in assessing motor function of high risk infants. Methods 60 high risk infants, aged from 1 month to 9 months, were assessed by both the AIMS and PDMS-2. The total scores of AIMS and the total original scores of PDMS-2 gross motor scale (GMS) were compared by the Spearman's analysis. The AIMS's percentage and PDMS-2 gross motor quotient (GMQ) were compared with qualitative analysis by Kap-pa value. The examination time of the two scales was also compared. Results The correlation coefficient of the total scores of AIMS and the original scores of GMS was 0.91 (P<0.001). The correlation coefficient of AIMS's percentage and GMQ was 0.6. The mean time of AIMS was (10.47±3.63) min, and that of PDMS-2 was (26.5±7.77) min for examination (t=28.895, P<0.001). Conclusion AIMS and PDMS-2 are in a high level of consistency when assessing the motor function of 1-month-old to 9-month-old high risk infants.
Keywords：infanthigh riskAlberta Infant Motor ScalePeabody Developmental Motor Scale-2consistency
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 556-558 )