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Table 5 ASCOT-SCT4 index score by individual 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)

Mental health (n = 214)

Physical Disability or Sensory Impairment 18–64 years (n = 197)

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

SCRQoL Mean (N)

F Statistic

SCRQoL Mean (N)

F Statistic

SCRQoL Mean (N)

F Statistic

SCRQoL Mean (N)

F Statistic

Health and disability

Difficulty: In/out bed

 

21.10***

 

8.92**

 

3.99*

 

10.69**

 No

0.77 (328)

 

0.75 (139)

 

0.75 (52)

 

0.80 (137)

 

 Yes

0.70 (391)

 

0.65 (66)

 

0.67 (139)

 

0.74 (186)

 

Difficulty: Wash hands & face

 

25.69***

 

1.86

 

4.90*

 

27.02***

 No

0.76 (478)

 

0.73 (172)

 

0.73 (101)

 

0.80 (205)

 

 Yes

0.68 (241)

 

0.67 (33)

 

0.65 (90)

 

0.70 (118)

 

Difficulty: Bath or shower

 

26.47***

 

4.54*

 

17.13***

 

17.43***

 No

0.79 (219)

 

0.75 (111)

 

0.83 (37)

 

0.84 (71)

 

 Yes

0.71 (498)

 

0.68 (94)

 

0.66 (154)

 

0.74 (250)

 

Difficulty: Dressing

 

21.01***

 

10.32**

 

10.07**

 

11.18***

 No

0.78 (227)

 

0.76 (121)

 

0.79 (42)

 

0.83 (64)

 

 Yes

0.71 (492)

 

0.66 (84)

 

0.66 (149)

 

0.75 (259)

 

Difficulty: Using toilet

 

26.17***

 

6.35*

 

5.61*

 

17.53***

 No

0.77 (406)

 

0.74 (157)

 

0.74 (76)

 

0.80 (173)

 

 Yes

0.69 (313)

 

0.65 (48)

 

0.66 (115)

 

0.72 (150)

 

Difficulty: Eating

 

34.02***

 

13.70***

 

6.48*

 

18.39***

 No

0.77 (384)

 

0.75 (141)

 

0.74 (82)

 

0.81 (161)

 

 Yes

0.68 (335)

 

0.64 (64)

 

0.66 (109)

 

0.72 (162)

 

Difficulty: Taking medicine

 

17.24***

 

2.97^

 

1.86

 

15.14***

 No

0.76 (382)

 

0.74 (114)

 

0.71 (93)

 

0.80 (175)

 

 Yes

0.70 (331)

 

0.69 (91)

 

0.67 (96)

 

0.72 (144)

 

Difficulty: Get around indoors

 

28.91***

 

10.78**

 

11.54***

 

23.05***

 No

0.78 (276)

 

0.75 (145)

 

0.79 (49)

 

0.85 (82)

 

 Yes

0.70 (442)

 

0.64 (60)

 

0.66 (142)

 

0.74 (240)

 

Difficulty: Up/down stairs

 

9.10**

 

3.32^

 

6.28*

 

8.09**

 No

0.77 (153)

 

0.74 (102)

 

0.81 (19)

 

0.85 (32)

 

 Yes

0.72 (511)

 

0.69 (86)

 

0.67 (159)

 

0.75 (266)

 

Difficulty: Get out of house

 

21.14***

 

5.79*

 

9.11**

 

14.99***

 No

0.80 (145)

 

0.76 (76)

 

0.81 (27)

 

0.87 (42)

 

 Yes

0.71 (574)

 

0.69 (129)

 

0.67 (164)

 

0.75 (281)

 

Difficulty: Shopping

 

7.32**

 

3.80^

 

2.76^

 

4.85*

 No

0.78 (103)

 

0.76 (62)

 

0.78 (17)

 

0.85 (24)

 

 Yes

0.72 (616)

 

0.70 (143)

 

0.68 (174)

 

0.76 (299)

 

Difficulty: Housework

 

17.86***

 

12.76***

 

6.32*

 

8.12**

 No

0.80 (133)

 

0.78 (83)

 

0.81 (23)

 

0.86 (27)

 

 Yes

0.72 (586)

 

0.67 (122)

 

0.68 (168)

 

0.76 (296)

 

Difficulty: Paperwork/bills

 

9.31**

 

1.61

 

1.01

 

10.02**

 No

0.76 (252)

 

0.74 (76)

 

0.72 (67)

 

0.81 (109)

 

 Yes

0.71 (467)

 

0.70 (129)

 

0.68 (124)

 

0.74 (214)

 

Home and local environment

Home design

 

77.57***

 

24.10***

 

20.74***

 

29.85***

 Meets needs well

0.81 (359)

 

0.80 (101)

 

0.79 (89)

 

0.82 (169)

 

 Meets most needs

0.71 (217)

 

0.69 (66)

 

0.66 (47)

 

0.76 (104)

 

 Meets some needs or

 totally inappropriatea

0.57 (143)

 

0.55 (38)

 

0.56 (55)

 

0.61 (50)

 

Getting around local area

 

53.62***

 

21.39***

 

15.19***

 

27.80***

 Get to all places

0.83 (225)

 

0.81 (91)

 

0.82 (49)

 

0.85 (85)

 

 At times find it difficult to get to places

0.74 (252)

 

0.67 (64)

 

0.70 (78)

 

0.80 (110)

 

 Unable to get to all places or not leave homea

0.64 (241)

 

0.60 (50)

 

0.59 (64)

 

0.68 (127)

 

Social contact and loneliness

How often do you lack companionship?

 

70.56***

 

12.11***

 

27.93***

 

28.90***

 Hardly ever

0.81 (326)

 

0.80 (71)

 

0.78 (77)

 

0.83 (178)

 

 Some of the time

0.72 (235)

 

0.70 (77)

 

0.73 (63)

 

0.72 (95)

 

 Often

0.59 (157)

 

0.62 (57)

 

0.51 (50)

 

0.63 (50)

 

How often do you feel left out?

 

121.05***

 

39.99***

 

29.14***

 

40.81***

 Hardly ever

0.82 (321)

 

0.83 (75)

 

0.81 (60)

 

0.83 (186)

 

 Some of the time

0.73 (233)

 

0.74 (66)

 

0.72 (75)

 

0.73 (92)

 

 Often

0.55 (159)

 

0.55 (62)

 

0.52 (55)

 

0.58 (42)

 

How often do you feel isolated from others?

 

138.10***

 

32.07***

 

41.22***

 

56.09***

 Hardly ever

0.83 (310)

 

0.83 (68)

 

0.82 (58)

 

0.84 (184)

 

 Some of the time

0.73 (232)

 

0.73 (71)

 

0.74 (74)

 

0.73 (87)

 

 Often

0.55 (176)

 

0.58 (66)

 

0.50 (58)

 

0.58 (52)

 

Satisfaction with social care services

Satisfaction with services

 

50.11***

 

7.33***

 

14.87***

 

29.67***

  aExtremely, very or quite satisfied

0.77 (533)

 

0.75 (154)

 

0.74 (130)

 

0.80 (249)

 

 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

0.66 (96)

 

0.64 (21)

 

0.65 (34)

 

0.68 (41)

 

  aExtremely, very or quite dissatisfied

0.55 (77)

 

0.59 (23)

 

0.49 (26)

 

0.57 (28)

 
  1. * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001
  2. ^ p < 0.1
  3. aLowest or highest two/three levels are collapsed
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