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. 2016 Sep 1;19(9):949–956. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0018

Table 4.

NOMS-FCM and DOSS Score Summaries

NOMS-FCM (Swallowing)a
 3 4 (6.7)
 4 11 (18.3)
 5 4 (6.7)
 6 13 (21.7)
 7 28 (46.7)
DOSSb
 Normal (WNL, WFL) 26 (32.1)
 Mild 26 (32.1)
 Mild–moderate 10 (12.3)
 Moderate 14 (17.3)
 Moderate–severe 4 (4.9)
 Severe 1 (1.2)
a

N = 60.

b

N = 81.

DOSS, dysphagia outcome and severity scale; FCM, functional communication measure; NOMS, National outcomes measurement system; WNL, within normal limits; WFL, within functional limits.