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Table 3 Sample characteristics

From: Validity and test-retest reliability of the self-completion adult social care outcomes toolkit (ASCOT-SCT4) with adults with long-term physical, sensory and mental health conditions in England

 

Overall(n = 748)

Follow-up (n = 83)

Mental Health (n = 214)

Physical Disability or Sensory Impairment18–64 years (n = 197)

Physical Disability or Sensory Impairment≥65 years (n = 337)

 

Freq. (%)

Freq. (%)

Freq. (%)

Freq. (%)

Freq. (%)

Sex

 Female

436 (58.3%)

48 (57.8%)

115 (53.8%)

108 (54.8%)

213 (63.2%)

 Male

312 (41.7%)

35 (42.2%)

99 (46.2%)

89 (45.2%)

124 (36.8%)

Age

 18–64 years

353 (47.2%)

39 (47.0%)

156 (72.9%)

n/a

n/a

 65+ years

395 (52.8%)

44 (53.0%)

58 (27.1%)

n/a

n/a

I/ADLs with difficultya

 None

38 (5.1%)

0 (0.0%)

24 (11.2%)

4 (2.0%)

10 (3.0%)

 1–4

111 (14.8%)

9 (10.8%)

69 (32.2%)

21 (10.7%)

21 (6.2%)

 5–8

182 (24.3%)

18 (21.7%)

52 (24.3%)

32 (16.2%)

98 (29.1%)

 9–12

225 (30.1%)

32 (38.6%)

38 (17.8%)

74 (37.6%)

113 (33.5%)

 13

128 (17.1%)

14 (16.8%)

12 (5.6%)

51 (25.9%)

65 (19.3%)

 Missing

64 (8.6%)

10 (12.1%)

19 (8.9%)

15 (7.6%)

30 (8.9%)

Interview mode of administration

 Face-to-face

557 (74.5%)

45 (54.2%)

160 (74.8%)

139 (70.6%)

258 (76.6%)

 Telephone

191 (25.5%)

38 (45.8%)

54 (25.2%)

58 (29.4%)

79 (23.4%)

Change in self-rated health from baseline to follow-up

 Worse health

n/a

19 (22.9%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

 No change

n/a

45 (54.2%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

 Better health

n/a

18 (21.7%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

 Missing

n/a

1 (1.2%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Change in I/ADLs from baseline to follow-up

 Fewer I/ADLs with difficulty at follow-up

n/a

12 (14.4%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

 No change between baseline and follow-up

n/a

22 (26.5%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

 More I/ADLs with difficulty at follow-up

n/a

33 (39.8%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

 Missing

n/a

16 (19.3%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Change in overall QoL from baseline to follow-up

 Better QoL

n/a

8 (9.6%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

 Much the same

n/a

63 (75.9%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

 Worse QoL

n/a

12 (14.5%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

Mean

(SD, N)

Mean

(SD, N)

Mean

(SD, N)

Mean

(SD, N)

Mean

(SD, N)

ASCOT-SCT4 Index (baseline)

0.732 (0.209, 719)

0.734 (0.239, 78)

0.716 (0.214, 205)

0.693 (0.232, 191)

0.765 (0.185, 323)

ASCOT-SCT4 Index (follow-up)

n/a

0.730 (0.233, 79)

n/a

n/a

n/a

EQ-5D-3 L Index (baseline)

0.277 (0.392, 741)

0.176 (0.356, 81)

0.392 (0.410, 213)

0.148 (0.365, 193)

0.278 (0.374, 335)

ICECAP-A Index (baseline) b

0.599 (0.233, 249)

0.604 (0.210, 19)

0.608 (0.232, 112)

0.591 (0.233, 137)

n/a

ICECAP-O Index (baseline) b

0.686 (0.223, 291)

0.717 (0.192, 26)

0.657 (0.238, 44)

n/a

0.691 (0.220, 247)

  1. a The 13 I/ADLs included in the interview are: getting in and out of bed; washing hands and face; having a bath or shower; dressing or undressing; using the toilet; eating (including cutting up food); taking medicines; getting around indoors; getting up or down stairs; getting out of the house; shopping; routine housework or laundry; and paperwork or paying bills
  2. b The ICECAP-O and ICECAP-A were not included when the questionnaire was administered by telephone to reduce the length/duration of the interviews
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