Table 6

Dimensions and items of the ALSAQ-40 and ALSAQ-5 (in italics)

Scale	Item No on ALSAQ-40	Items
Physical mobility (MOB):
	1	Difficulty walking short distances
	2	Fallen whilst walking
	3	Stumbled or tripped whilst walking
	4	Lost balance whilst walking
	5	Concentrate when walking
	6	Tired when walking
	7	Pains in legs whilst walking
	8	Difficulty going up and down stairs
	9	Difficulty standing up
	10	Difficulty getting up out of chairs
Adl/independence (ADL):
	11	Difficulty using arms and hands
	12	Difficulty turning and moving in bed
	13	Difficulty picking things up
	14	Difficulty holding books and turning pages
	15	Difficulty writing clearly
	16	Difficulty doing jobs around the house
	17	Difficulty feeding myself
	18	Difficulty combing hair
	19	Difficulty getting dressed
	20	Difficulty washing at hand basin
Eating and drinking (EAT):
	21	Difficulty swallowing
	22	Difficulty eating solid food
	23	Difficulty drinking liquids
Communication (COM):
	24	Difficulty participating in conversations
	25	Speech not easy to understand
	26	Slurred or stuttered whilst speaking
	27	Have to talk slowly
	28	Talked less than I used to do
	29	Frustrated by speech
	30	Felt self conscious about speech
Emotional reactions (EM):
	31	Felt lonely
	32	Felt bored
	33	Felt embarrassed in social situations
	34	Felt hopeless about the future
	35	Worried that I was a burden to others
	36	Wondered why I kept going
	37	Felt angry because of the disease
	38	Felt depressed
	39	Worried how disease will affect my future
	40	Felt as if I had no freedom