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Age‐based norm‐reference values for the Child Oral and Motor Proficiency Scale
Author(s) -
Pados Britt Frisk,
Thoyre Suzanne M.,
Park Jinhee
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/apa.14299
Subject(s) - percentile , medicine , motor skill , motor behavior , norm (philosophy) , gross motor skill , reference values , rating scale , movement assessment , percentile rank , pediatrics , developmental psychology , psychology , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , neuroscience , political science , law
Aim To determine reference values for the Child Oral and Motor Proficiency Scale (Ch OMPS ) based on healthy, typically developing and typically eating children between six months and seven years old. Methods Parents of children six months to seven years old (n = 1057) completed the 63‐item Ch OMPS . Median, range, 5th and 10th percentiles were calculated for scores on the four subscales of the Ch OMPS as well as the total score in each of 11 age groups. Results Age‐based norm‐reference values are reported. By 24 months, 95% of children could perform all skills in the Basic Movement Patterns subscale. By four years, more than 95% of children could perform all of the skills in the Fundamental Oral–Motor Skills subscale. The Oral–Motor Coordination and Complex Movement Patterns skills developed later. By five years, 90% of children could perform all Oral–Motor Coordination skills. In six to seven year olds, 95% received a score of 44 of 46 on the Complex Movement Patterns subscale, indicating that some typical children had not established all of these complex skills by seven years. Conclusion The Ch OMPS is the first valid and reliable parent‐report measure of eating, drinking and related skills that has age‐based norm‐reference values for use in clinical practice and research.