The family cohesion item correlated strongly with the Family Function Scale and weakly or moderately with all other scales.
The Family Assessment Device (FAD) [ 42] is a measure of family functioning and was used to help validate the Family Cohesion item.
With the exception of the GH scale, the global behaviour item and the family cohesion item, the response to these items are based on a 4-week recall period.
Likewise, two dimensions emerged related to the couple: couple cohesion, with items linked with support and closeness, and body image and sexuality with items that were more linked with couple intimacy.
The eight-item social cohesion instrument and seven-item social belonging instrument are structured by a five-category Likert response scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" [ 18, 30].
Comparison of responses from older people living in the 10% worst neighborhoods with overall averages obviously showed poorer outcomes but additionally showed a great degree of variation on most social cohesion and belonging items.
Table 2 displays percentages of respondents' disagreement with social cohesion and social belonging items.
In the 2010 budget of €141.5 billion, the largest single expenditure item is "cohesion & competitiveness" with around 45% of the total budget.
Items in the nurse cohesion subscale were intended for nurses, but two items were deemed important to include with nurse-physician and nurse-other assessments.
