Sources of Discomfort in Persons with Dementia: Scale and Initial Results

Table 3

Correlations of functional and pain variables with categories of sources of comfort and with type of SODS item.

	Long term memory (from MDS)^a	Ability to understand others (from MDS)^a	MMSE score^b	ADL^a	PAINE^c
Category
Physical sources of discomfort	−.137	−.138	.043	.055	.204
Body position	−.083	−.041	−.123
Environmental sources	.034	−.108	−.018		−.021
Total SODS	−.082	−.126	−.046
Type of item
Verbal items	−	−		.053	.071
Observable items	−.009	−.097	−.096

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
^aHigher scores indicate poorer function.
^bHigher scores indicate better function.
^cHigher scores indicate more pain.