Psychometric assessment of the Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System and the MOTHER NAS Scale

Hendrée E. Jones; Carl Seashore; Elisabeth Johnson; Evette Horton; Kevin E. O'Grady; Kim Andringa; Matthew R. Grossman; Bonny Whalen; Alison Volpe Holmes

doi:10.1111/ajad.12388

Psychometric assessment of the Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System and the MOTHER NAS Scale

Hendrée E. Jones, Carl Seashore, Elisabeth Johnson, Evette Horton, Kevin E. O'Grady, Kim Andringa, Matthew R. Grossman, Bonny Whalen, Alison Volpe Holmes

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Background and Objectives: The present study examined the psychometric characteristics of the Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System (NASS; “Finnegan Scale”) and the MOTHER NAS Scale (MNS). Methods: Secondary analysis of data from 131 neonates from the Maternal Opioid Treatment: Human Experimental Research (MOTHER) study, a randomized trial in opioid-dependent pregnant women administered buprenorphine or methadone. Results: Both the NASS and MNS demonstrated poor psychometric properties, with internal consistency (Cronbach's αs) failing to exceed.62 at first administration, peak NAS score, and NAS treatment initiation. Conclusions: Findings support the need for development of a NAS measure based on sound psychometric principles. Scientific Significance: This study found that two frequently used measures of neonatal abstinence syndrome suffer inadequacies in regard to their basic measurement characteristics. (Am J Addict 2016;25:370–373).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	370-373
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal on Addictions
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.12388
State	Published - Aug 1 2016

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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