Which researchers are credited with developing PACE?

• A. Lyon and Sims
• B. Davis and Smith
• C. Wilcox and Davis
• D. Davis and Wilcox

Answer: (D)

PACE is a rehabilitation framework that centers on participation in everyday activities and connects assessment to practical, real-world goals. This approach is credited to Davis and Wilcox, who are the researchers most consistently associated with developing PACE in the literature and training materials for treatment–functional rehabilitation and participation practice. The pairing of Davis and Wilcox is the best answer because it reflects the established attribution used to credit the creators of PACE; the other pairings do not align with the recognized development history. Noting that the conventional citation lists Davis first and Wilcox second helps explain why this particular ordering is given as the correct attribution.