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. 2021 Jul 2;9:689485. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.689485

Table 5.

Social skills.

Instrument name Additional domains Suggested age range Data source Training for administration Time and method of administration Cost information Website/additional info
36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36)p, e, s Physical, Mental Health At least 14 years Self-report, clinician None 10 min; in person, by phone, via mail, or electronic Free SF-36
Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS) p, c Cognitive, Physical, Communication Up to 89 years Self-report, parent or caregiver, teacher Instrument-specific training 20 min, in person or electronic Initial kit: $456 Pearson Assessments: ABAS
Ages and Stages Questionnairesp, c, s Cognitive, Physical, Communication 1 month−5.5 years Parent or caregiver None 10–15 min, in person Initial kit: $295 Ages & Stages
Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasksc, s Cognitive 4–65 years Self-report None 315–415 min, electronic 1 year license: €1,600 ANT Program
Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-4 p,c,s Cognitive, Physical, Communication 16 days−3.5 years Clinician Instrument-specific training 3070 min, in person Initial kit: $1,169 Pearson Assessments: Bayley
Behavior and Emotional Screening System (BASC)e, s Mental Health 2–25 years Self-report, parent or caregiver, teacher None 1085 min, in person or electronic Initial kit: $453 BASC-3
Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (BITSEA)e, s Mental Health 1236 months Parent or caregiver None 57 min, in person or by mail Free for clinical use and unfunded research BITSEA
Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) c, s Cognitive, Executive Functioning At least 4 years Self-report Instrument-specific training Depends on modules selected (usually >30 min) electronic Fee not available CANTAB
Caregiver Priorities and Child Health Index of Life with Disabilities (CPCHILD)p, c, e, s Cognitive, Physical, Family 5–18 years Parent or caregiver None 2040 min, in person Free CPCHILD
Child Behavior Checkliste, s Mental Health 18 months−18 years Self-report, parent or caregiver, teacher None 1520 min; in person, via mail, or electronic $295 for single user license Child Behavior Checklist
Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ)p, c, e, s Cognitive, Physical, Family 5–18 years Self-report, parent or caregiver None 5–15 min; in person, via mail, or electronic Fee not available CHQ
Denver Developmental Screening Test IIp, c, s Cognitive, Physical Up to 6 years Clinician Instrument-specific training 10–30 min, in person Fee not available Denver II
Developmental Profile 3 (DP3)p,c,s Cognitive, Physical Up to 13 years Self-report, parent or caregiver Instrument-specific training 2040 min, in person or by phone Initial kit: $125 DP3
Functional Status II-R (FSII-R)p,c,s Cognitive, Physical, Feeding Up to 16 years Parent or caregiver None 15 min, in person Free
Glasgow Outcome Scale-Pediatrics (GOSE-Peds)p, c, e, s Cognitive, Physical, Family Up to 16 years Self-report, parent or caregiver, clinician None 15 min, in person or via phone Free
Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children and Adolescents (SPPC)s 8–18 years Self-report, teacher None <15 min, in person Free SPPC
Heath State Utility Index (HUI)p, c, s Cognitive, Physical 5–100 years Self-report, parent or caregiver, clinician, family member Instrument-specific training 3–10 min; in person, by phone, or electronic Free for information available in the literature, additional licensing: $5,000 HUI
King's Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury (KOSCHI)p, c, s Cognitive, Physical Up to 16 years Clinician None Variable timing, chart review Free KOSCHI
Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory - Computer Adaptive Test (PEDICAT)p, c, s Cognitive, Physical, Feeding Up to 20 years Self-report, parent or caregiver, clinician None 10–30 min, electronic $2 per administration Pearson Assessments: PEDICAT
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)p, c, e, s Cognitive, Physical, Family 1 month−25 years Self-report, parent or caregiver None 4 min; in person, by phone, or via mail Free for unfunded research; $1,089 for funded research PEDSQL
Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQ) c, s Executive Functioning 2–18 years Self-report, parent or caregiver, clinician None 35 min; in person, by phone, via mail, or electronic Free SDQ
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS)p, c, s Cognitive, Physical, Communication Up to 90 years Parent or caregiver, clinician, teacher None 20–45 min; in person, via mail, or electronic Initial kit with 1 year license: $295 Pearson Assessments: VABS

Italicized instruments were included via expert opinion. PICS-p domains are represented as follows:

p

physical health,

c

cognitive health,

e

emotional health,

s

social health.