Background: With the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for social distancing presents an apparent barrier to in-clinic consultation. Therefore, the adoption of telerehabilitation has rapidly increased to improve access and minimize cross-infection risk to patients. Nevertheless, Filipino pediatric physical therapists must ensure that they conduct evidence-based procedures for specific tests and measures to determine patient outcomes. The utilization of outcome measurement tools (OMTs) enhances the quality of assessment in clinical decision-making and provides a credible and reliable justification for treatment on an individual patient level. However, a lack of information on utilizing OMTs in telerehabilitation by pediatric physical therapists internationally and locally is evident. Objective: To determine the most common pediatric OMTs used in telerehabilitation by Filipino pediatric physical therapists catering to 0 to 21-year-olds in the Philippines. Methods: The study will use an adapted questionnaire to gather data on common OMTs used during pediatric telerehabilitation. Phase I will include the validation of the 15-item adapted questionnaire by determining the content validity index. In Phase II, participants will be recruited through email and social media. Descriptive statistics will be used to report participants' responses. Expected results: In Phase I, the expected result is a valid and reliable questionnaire to investigate the common OMTs used in pediatric telerehabilitation for Phase II. The results will be synthesized to inform other researchers and clinicians and encourage nonusers to utilize OMTs despite the challenge of the pandemic. The study can give insights to stakeholders on what OMTs optimize pediatric telerehabilitation.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of telerehabilitation has rapidly increased to improve access and minimize cross-infection risk to patients. Nevertheless, Filipino pediatric physical therapists (PTs) must ensure that they conduct evidence-based procedures for specific tests and measures to determine patient outcomes. This investigation reported the most common pediatric outcome measurement tools (OMTs) used in telerehabilitation by Filipino pediatric PTs treating 0 to 21-year-olds in the Philippines. Validation and pilot testing of an adapted questionnaire on OMT usage was undertaken before dissemination via email and social media. Pediatric PTs reported that the commonly used OMTs in telerehabilitation are Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) (100%)—including both versions of GMFM-88 and GMFM-66 followed by Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) (30%). These findings support the use of feasible OMTs in pediatric telerehabilitation due to their applicability in the online setting.

Aim: The objective of the research is to identify the most common Outcome Measure Tools used in telerehabilitation by Filipino pediatric physical therapists. Methods: The research is a quantitative descriptive study with two phases. Phase I is the validation and pilot testing of an adapted questionnaire. A panel of three experts rated the questionnaire's items using a Likert scale; afterward, the content validity index was determined. In addition, pilot testing was done to determine the survey's average duration. Phase II is the questionnaire implementation using a Google Form. The study used frequencies and percentages to report participants' responses. Results: The final version of the adapted questionnaire had 23 items that were considered relevant. Of the 45 respondents, 51% used Outcome Measure Tools (OMT) during telerehabilitation. The most common OMT used in pediatric telerehabilitation is the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) (100%), followed by the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) (30%), Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) (13%), and Test of Gross Motor Development - Second Edition (TGMD-2) (13%). The top enabler for OMT use in the telerehabilitation setting is the criterion of being easily understood by patients, clients, and caregivers (87%). Contrariwise, the main reason for the non-usage of OMTs is the difficulty for the stakeholders to complete OMTs independently (68%). Conclusion and Implications: The commonly used OMTs in telerehabilitation are the GMFM, PBS, GAS, and TGMD-2. The main reason for OMT use is the ease of understanding by the stakeholders.