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. 2004 Feb 19;2:10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-2-10

Table 4.

Item severity and Item selectivity

Item severity Item selectivity
Communication Nurse Physician Nurse Physician

59 Responding to distant calls 0.57 0.63 0.82 0.85
62 Looking for contact 0.53 0.56 0.81 0.71
06 Speaks comprehensibly 0.64 0.69 0.79 0.81
61 Contact possible 0.83 0.90 0.79 0.74
08 Speaks meaningful groups of words 0.59 0.68 0.77 0.82
65 Eats and drinks by him-/herself 0.66 0.68 0.79 0.78
56 Reads newspaper 0.24 0.19 0.69 0.64
14 Carries out simple orders 0.39 0.64 0.73 0.84
32 Maintains visual contact 0.72 0.74 0.65 0.71
31 Visual contact possible 0.80 0.85 0.63 0.72
13 Comprehends single words 0.89 0.88 0.63 0.81
50 Uses both hands intentionally 0.62 0.67 0.70 0.79
64 Worries about others 0.25 0.23 0.65 0.63
60 Rings the bell 0.29 0.31 0.58 0.67
15 Carries out complicated orders 0.08 0.24 0.47 0.64

Negative Affect

18 Full of despair 0.40 0.43 0.82 0.86
22 Sad/crying 0.32 0.36 0.77 0.75
03 Whining voice 0.33 0.32 0.72 0.83
24 Nervous/anxious 0.37 0.40 0.76 0.75
27 Wailing 0.30 0.31 0.69 0.80
17 Tensed 0.36 0.43 0.73 0.72
25 Resignated 0.27 0.38 0.65 0.63
54 Restless/confused 0.25 0.31 0.62 0.59
53 Problems to fall asleep 0.25 0.36 0.59 0.49
47 Muscular tension 0.37 0.43 0.60 0.62

Bodily Contact

35 Bodily contact possible at shoulders 0.77 0.87 0.92 0.78
34 Bodily contact possible at arms 0.81 0.91 0.90 0.80
33 Bodily contact possible at hands 0.82 0.94 0.88 0.73
36 Bodily contact possible at the head 0.63 0.63 0.91 0.88
37 Bodily contact possible in the face 0.56 0.55 0.88 0.84

Aggression

04 Aggressive voice 0.27 0.27 0.89 0.90
19 Aggressive acts 0.21 0.19 0.85 0.84
01 Loud voice 0.32 0.33 0.80 0.80
29 Insulting others 0.23 0.22 0.81 0.88

Mobility

40 Walking upright 0.37 0.40 0.92 0.95
41 Walking straightup to 0.33 0.36 0.87 0.87
57 Departs from ward 0.07 0.05 0.53 0.46
42 Wanders around 0.16 0.17 0.53 0.62
43 Sitting upright 0.57 0.57 0.80 0.81
55 Ready to help on ward 0.13 0.09 0.55 0.54