Table 2.
Mokken Scale of the BANS-S Checked for Violations of Invariant Item Ordering for the Alzheimer Dementia Group (N = 164) and for the Other Dementias Group (N = 186): Mean Item Scores and Scalability Coefficients (H) With the Standard Errors (SEs) in Parentheses.a
| Item Label | Alzheimer Dementia (N = 164) | Other Dementias (N = 186) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Scores (Ordering) | H (SE) | Mean Scores (Ordering) | H (SE) | |
| 1. Dressing | 2.76 (1) | .54 (.04) | 2.96 | .57 (.04) |
| 2. Sleeping | 1.64 (5) | .29 (.06) | ||
| 3. Speech | 1.83 (2) | .37 (.06) | 1.77 | .45 (.06) |
| 4. Eating | 1.76 (4) | .45 (.05) | 1.87 | .54 (.04) |
| 5. Muscles | 1.82 (3) | .44 (.05) | 1.93 | .41 (.06) |
| 6. Eye contact | 1.43 (6) | .46 (.05) | 1.48 | .43 (.07) |
Abbreviations: BANS-S, Bedford Alzheimer Nursing-Severity Scale; SE, standard error; MS, Molenaar Sijtsma statistic.
a Scale: Alzheimer dementia: H =.42 (.04); reliability MS =.77, Cronbach’s α =.76. Other dementia: H =.48 (.04); reliability MS =.79, Cronbach’s α =.77.