1. Reliability of the Motor Optimality Score‐Revised: A study of infants at elevated likelihood for adverse neurological outcomes
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Örtqvist, Maria, Marschik, Peter B, Toldo, Moreno, Zhang, Dajie, Fajardo‐Martinez, Viviana, Nielsen‐Saines, Karin, Ådén, Ulrika, and Einspieler, Christa
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Paediatrics ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Infant Mortality ,Clinical Research ,Pediatric ,Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period ,Preterm ,Low Birth Weight and Health of the Newborn ,Lung ,Reproductive health and childbirth ,Infant ,Newborn ,Pregnancy ,Female ,Humans ,Infant ,Reproducibility of Results ,COVID-19 ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Parturition ,Risk Factors ,Movement ,general movement assessment ,high-risk infants ,motor optimality score-revised ,preterm birth ,reliability ,Sars-CoV-2 ,Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine ,Pediatrics - Abstract
AimTo assess the inter-assessor reliability of the Motor Optimality Score-Revised (MOS-R) when used in infants at elevated likelihood for adverse neurological outcome.MethodsMOS-R were assessed in three groups of infants by two assessors/cohort. Infants were recruited from longitudinal projects in Sweden (infants born extremely preterm), India (infants born in low-resource communities) and the USA (infants prenatally exposed to SARS-CoV-2). Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and kappa (κw) were applied. ICC of MOS-R subcategories and total scores were presented for cohorts together and separately and for age-spans: 9-12, 13-16 and 17-25-weeks post-term age.Results252 infants were included (born extremely preterm n = 97, born in low-resource communities n = 97, prenatally SARS-CoV-2 exposed n = 58). Reliability of the total MOS-R was almost perfect (ICC: 0.98-0.99) for all cohorts, together and separately. Similar result was found for age-spans (ICC: 0.98-0.99). Substantial to perfect reliability was shown for the MOS-R subcategories (κw: 0.67-1.00), with postural patterns showing the lowest value 0.67.ConclusionThe MOS-R can be used in high-risk populations with substantial to perfect reliability, both in regards of total/subcategory scores as well as in different age groups. However, the subcategory postural patterns as well as the clinical applicability of the MOS-R needs further study.
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- 2023