New scoring system improves inter rater reliability of the Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale
The Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS) is a standardised tool to assess sucking patterns in infants to 48 weeks of postmenstrual age (PMA) In the Netherlands, the interpretation of specific NOMAS items has evolved, leading to a new scoring system. Recent research using the NOMAS describes a way of clustering the most frequent items, and the aim of this study was to determine whether those changes improved the inter rater reliability.
Acta paediatrica