Table 3.

Standardized factor loadings, percent of variance explained and Cronbach’s alpha for the social connectedness index items for residents with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia

	Admission Assessments		Annual Assessments
	Pain Self-Assessed	Pain Staff-Assessed	Pain Self-Assessed	Pain Staff-Assessed
Behavioral Symptoms	0.79	0.79	0.76	0.77
Behaviors interfere with social Interactions	0.76	0.76	0.77	0.76
Behaviors impact others	0.84	0.84	0.83	0.83
Wandering intrudes on others	0.44	0.46	0.34	0.40
Resident rejects care	0.59	0.65	0.49	0.55
Percent of Variance Explained	48.9	51.5	44.3	46.3
Cronbach’s Alpha	0.70	0.74	0.63	0.67