Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 in Infants Aged 0 - 24 Months

There are developments in the field of diagnosing children with a high risk of developmental disorders such as cerebral palsy (CP), mental problems and autism spectrum disorder in infancy . In particular, in infants experiencing the onset of extrauterine life in the neonatal intensive care unit, the combination of neonatal neuroimaging along with the assessment of general movements results in a highly accurate prediction of CP .A clinical tool often used in predictions is a neurological examination. Various standard variants are available, such as the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE), Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). PGMS-2 was developed by Folio and Fewell (2000) to determine the gross and fine motor development levels of children from birth to 71 months. The scale can be used for both children with healthy development and children with special needs. In the development of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale (PGMS), which is the original version of PGMS-2 used in this study, a developmental structure was adopted instead of sticking to a certain theoretical perspective. PGMS is the first nationally standardized assessment tool that gives gross and fine motor scores separately in the United States of America (USA).This study is the determination of the Turkish version of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 and its Turkish validity reliability in infants age between 0 - 24 months and to spread its use for evaluation in early rehabilitation in our country.