Table 2 Association of MDS 2.0 items with Braden Scale Subscales in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes
Braden Scale Domain | Candidate items from MDS 2.0 (item code) | Correlation coefficient* |
|---|---|---|
Sensory Perception | cognitive skills for decision making (B4) | -0.67 |
| Â | transfer (G1ba) | -0.62 |
| Â | making self understood (C4) | -0.50 |
Moisture | bowel incontinence (H1a) | -0.68 |
| Â | bladder incontinence (H1b) | -0.54 |
| Â | Personal hygiene (G1ja) | -0.52 |
Activity | walk in room (G1ca) | -0.85 |
| Â | bed mobility (G1aa) | -0.80 |
| Â | wheelchair use (G5d) | -0.77 |
Mobility | walk in room (G1ca) | -0.81 |
| Â | transfer (G1ba) | -0.81 |
| Â | bed mobility (G1aa) | -0.77 |
Nutrition | leaves food uneaten (K4c) | -0.48 |
| Â | weight (K2b) | 0.41 |
| Â | body mass index (uses K2a, K2b) | 0.38 |
Friction/shear | transfer (G1ba) | -0.75 |
| Â | bed mobility (G1aa) | -0.72 |
| Â | walk in room (G1ca) | -0.70 |