Table 4

Correlations (Spearman) of ALSAQ-5 items (denoted by prefix “Mini“) with dimensions of the ALSAQ-40 for the MND regional survey

	Mini-Mob	Mini-ADL	Mini-eat	Mini-com	Mini-Em
Physical mobility	0.84^**	0.34^**	0.10	0.12	0.25^**
	n=168	n=168	n=167	n=166	n=165
ADL/independence	0.56^**	0.84^**	0.11^*	0.11	0.23^**
	n=167	n=168	n=168	n=172	n=166
Eating and drinking	0.09	0.06	0.94^**	0.72^**	0.24^**
	n=169	n=170	n=171	n=169	n=1168
Communication	0.15	0.03	0.68^**	0.93^**	0.28^**
	n=168	n=169	n=168	n=169	n=166
Emotional reactions	0.27^**	0.14	0.36^**	0.25^**	0.83^**
	n=167	n=169	n=171	n=168	n=170

Bold indicates correlation of parent scale with item.