Skip to main content

Table 3 Significance of associations between ASCOT items and other scales or items

From: Dutch translation and cross-cultural validation of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT)

ASCOT item

Control over daily life

Personal cleanliness and comfort

Food and drink

Personal safety

Response level

4 (high-level needs)

3 (some needs)

2 (no needs)

1 (ideal state)

 

4 (high-level needs)

3 (some needs)

2 (no needs)

1 (ideal state)

 

4 (high-level needs)

3 (some needs)

2 (no needs)

1 (ideal state)

 

4 (high-level needs)

3 (some needs)

2 (no needs)

1 (ideal state)

 

N

N = 8

N = 27

N = 85

N = 67

 

N = 3

N = 5

N = 55

N = 125

 

N = 0

N = 11

N = 30

N = 146

 

N = 3

N = 11

N = 69

N = 106

 

Partner status, % no partner

               

100%

64%

84%

76%

NS

Living alone, %

               

100%

64%

73%

66%

NS

Self-perceived QoL, % (very) good/excellent

14%

27%

57%

69%

***

0%

0%

38%

65%

***

-

18%

47%

60%

**

0%

9%

59%

59%

***

HR-QoL (EQ-5D), mean (sd)

0.18 (0.40)

0.35 (0.33)

0.63 (0.24)

0.70 (0.27)

***

0.48 (0.30)

0.06 (0.38)

0.55 (0.30)

0.64 (0.28)

***

-

0.27 (0.34)

0.61 (0.26)

0.61 (0.30)

***

0.42 (0.14)

0.49 (0.28)

0.60 (0.29)

0.61 (0.32)

NS

Getting around outdoors, %independent

0%

22%

47%

70%

***

               

Using the toilet, %independent

75%

96%

99%

99%

**

               

Bathing, %independent

25%

56%

78%

97%

***

33%

40%

75%

84%

**

          

Dressing, %independent

38%

74%

87%

97%

***

100%

40%

84%

90%

**

          

Eating, %independent

88%

96%

99%

100%

*

     

-

91%

100%

99%

NS

     

Paperwork/finances, %independent

13%

59%

77%

91%

***

               

Grocery shopping, %independent

0%

30%

51%

70%

***

               

Preparing meals, %independent

14%

46%

64%

77%

***

     

-

40%

59%

61%

NS

     

ASCOT item

Social participation and involvement

Occupation

Accommodation cleanliness and comfort

Dignity

Response level

4 (high-level needs)

3 (some needs)

2 (no needs)

1 (ideal state)

 

4 (high-level needs)

3 (some needs)

2 (no needs)

1 (ideal state)

 

4 (high-level needs)

3 (some needs)

2 (no needs)

1 (ideal state)

 

4 (high-level needs)

3 (some needs)

2 (no needs)

1 (ideal state)

 

N

N = 17

N = 34

N = 85

N = 52

 

N = 6

N = 40

N = 66

N = 75

 

N = 4

N = 11

N = 89

N = 62

 

N = 0

N = 15

N = 93

N = 57

 

Partner status, % no partner

77%

71%

78%

85%

NS

               

Living alone, %

53%

65%

67%

79%

NS

               

Self-perceived QoL, % (very) good/excellent

19%

42%

64%

62%

***

0%

31%

58%

69%

***

0%

25%

43%

64%

***

-

33%

64%

54%

NS

HR-QoL (EQ-5D), mean (sd)

0.47 (0.41)

0.51 (0.30)

0.59 (0.30)

0.71 (0.25)

***

0.12 (0.39)

0.46 (0.28)

0.59 (0.30)

0.70 (0.25)

***

0.61 (0.25)

0.29 (0.41)

0.54 (0.30)

0.64 (0.29)

***

-

0.43 (0.35)

0.59 (0.31)

0.63 (0.27)

*

  1. ***significant at 1% level, **significant at 5% level, *significant at 10% level, NS not significant
  2. Different from Malley et al. Empty cells indicate that was no hypothesis for the association between these measures, this association was not assessed.