Table 1.
Mean Item Scores and Scalability Coefficients (H) With the Standard Errors (SEs) in Parentheses for the BANS-S Items.a
| Item Label | Alzheimer’s Dementia (N = 164) | Other Dementias (N = 186) | Complete Group (N = 350) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Scores | H (SE) | Mean Scores | H (SE) | Mean Scores | H (SE) | |
| 1. Dressing | 2.76 | .58 (.04) | 2.96 | .58 (.03) | 2.86 | .58 (.03) |
| 2. Sleeping | 1.64 | .31 (.06) | 1.48 | .22 (.08) | 1.56 | .25 (.05) |
| 3. Speech | 1.83 | .37 (.06) | 1.77 | .40 (.05) | 1.79 | .38 (.04) |
| 4. Eating | 1.76 | .49 (.05) | 1.87 | .50 (.04) | 1.82 | .50 (.03) |
| 5. Mobility | 1.76 | .55 (.04) | 2.11 | .49 (.04) | 1.94 | .51 (.03) |
| 6. Muscles | 1.82 | .50 (.05) | 1.93 | .42 (.05) | 1.88 | .45 (.03) |
| 7. Eye contact | 1.43 | .47 (.05) | 1.48 | .39 (.07) | 1.45 | .42 (.04) |
Abbreviations: BANS-S, Bedford Alzheimer Nursing-Severity Scale; SE, standard error; MS, Molenaar Sijtsma statistic.
a Scale: Alzheimer dementia: H =.47 (.04); reliability MS =.82, Cronbach’s α =.81. Other dementias: H =.44 (.04); reliability MS =.81, Cronbach’s α =.80.