Table 2.

Care Dependency Scale (N = 202)

Item	Mean	SD
Eating/drinking	3.48	1.02
Incontinence	3.51	1.32
Body posture	3.40	1.12
Mobility	2.96	1.22
Day/night pattern	3.59	1.10
Getting (un)dressed	3.25	1.12
Body temperature	3.36	1.11
Hygiene	3.00	1.12
Avoidance of danger	3.16	1.01
Communication	3.76	1.13
Contact with others	3.26	1.13
Sense of rules/values	3.58	1.20
Daily activities	3.21	1.23
Recreational activities	2.85	1.10
Learning ability	2.86	1.13
Total score, mean and SD	49.23	13.71

Note. Range of each item score from 1 to 5.