Table 1 Different versions of the IdA®; results from stages I and II
Domains | Version 1.0 (93 items) Prior to the expert evaluation as a result of Stage I, steps 1 & 2 | Version 2.0 (72 items) after expert evaluation as a result of Stage II, step 3 | Version 3.0 (89 items)* After evaluation by key persons in Stage II, step 4 | |||
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Dimensions | Number of items | Dimensions | Number of items | Dimensions | Number of items | |
PART 1 | ||||||
 1. Assessment of the behaviour | Challenging behaviour | 18 | Challenging behaviour | 14 | Challenging behaviour | 14 |
PART 2 | ||||||
 2. Health status & independence in everyday life | Cognitive status | 7 | Cognitive status | 11 | Cognitive status | 11 |
Physical health status | 5 | Physical health status and discomfort | 11 | Physical health status and discomfort | 10 | |
Physical discomfort | 13 | |||||
Independence in everyday life | 17 | Independence in everyday life | 1 | Independence in everyday life | 2 | |
 3. Communication | Communication | 6 | Communication | 6 | Communication | 9 |
 4. Personality & lifestyle before dementia | Personality & lifestyle before the onset of dementia | 8 | Personality & lifestyle before the onset of dementia | 8 | Personality & lifestyle before the onset of dementia | 8 |
 5. Moods & emotions | Moods & emotions | 7 | Moods & emotions | 10 | Moods & emotions | 10 |
 6. Environmental influences | Environmental influences | 11 | Environmental influences | 11 | Environmental influences | 11 |
PART 3 | ||||||
 7. Summary |  |  |  |  | Overview and summary | 14 |