Table 1.

Items and their location in the LEADS scale

	ORIGINAL SCALE & ITEM NO.	ITEM	LOCATION	SE	RESIDUAL	CHI. SQU	PROB.
1	MBI 3	Stairs	5.031	0.190	0.161	4.074	0.130396
2	MBI 7	Bathing	3.745	0.180	-1.197	5.015	0.081487
3	AMT 7	Know current month	0.852	0.220	2.009	7.429	0.024363
4	MBI 6	Grooming	0.837	0.100	-1.887	3.347	0.187607
5	MBI 2	Ambulation	0.813	0.130	0.077	3.807	0.149042
6	NPDS 7	Dressing	0.327	0.100	-1.591	2.304	0.315995
7	NPDS 1	Mobility	0.277	0.120	0.275	0.610	0.736964
8	AMT 4	Orientated to place	0.085	0.230	0.840	8.333	0.015506
9	NPDS 4.1	Toileting bowels	-0.061	0.120	-0.302	1.552	0.460256
10	NPDS 2	Bed transfer	-0.129	0.120	-1.570	7.167	0.027784
11	NPDS 5	Wash/groom	-0.224	0.130	-1.178	3.501	0.173663
12	MBI 9	Urinary incontinence	-0.281	0.200	0.268	4.049	0.132080
13	MBI 4	Feeding	-1.108	0.160	-0.490	3.571	0.167688
14	MBI 11	Faecal incontinence	-1.226	0.160	-0.082	2.638	0.267454
15	AMT 6	Know DOB	-1.296	0.270	-0.361	0.683	0.710540
16	NPDS 9	Skin pressure	-1.844	0.150	0.013	1.182	0.553675
17	NPDS 8.3	Enteral Feeding	-5.799	0.520	-0.135	0.546	0.761256