Table 8 Questionnaire version 2.0 modifications to response options
From: Developing a proxy version of the Adult social care outcome toolkit (ASCOT)
Item/domain | Response options | ASCOT-SCT4 version (‘adequate’) | Alternative version (‘enough’) |
|---|---|---|---|
Food and drink | No needs Some needs High-level needs | Gets adequate food and drink at OK times. Doesn’t always get adequate or timely food and drink. Doesn’t always get adequate or timely food and drink, and there is a risk to his/her health. | Gets enough food and drink at OK times. Doesn’t always get enough or timely food and drink. Doesn’t always get enough or timely food and drink, and there is a risk to his/her health. |
Accommodation comfort and cleanliness | No needs | Is adequately clean and comfortable. | Is clean and comfortable enough. |
Personal cleanliness and comfort | No needs Some needs | Adequately clean and presentable. Less than adequately clean or presentable. | Clean and presentable enough. Not clean or presentable enough. |
Social participation and involvement | No needs | Adequate social contact with people. | Enough social contact with people. |
Control over daily life | No needs | Adequate control over his/her daily life. | Enough control over his/her daily life. |
Personal safety | No needs Some needs | Adequately safe, but not as safe as s/he would like. Less than adequately safe. | Safe, (but not as safe as s/he would like). Not safe enough |