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Table 9 Relationship between the German version of the ASCOT domains (Food and Drink excluded) for current LTC-QoL states with care services and related constructs and service user groups

From: Cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the German version of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit for service users (German ASCOT)

ASCOT Domains

CONTROL OVER DAILY LIFE with LTC services

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS with LTC services

ACCOMMODATION with LTC services

 

Response Levels

High Needs

Some Needs

No Needs

Ideal State

Sign.

High Needs

Some Needs

No Needs

Ideal State

Sign.

High Needs

Some Needs

No Needs

Ideal State

Sign.

n

34

141

191

267

 

1

18

203

411

 

3

42

216

370

 

Well-Being & Health

 EQ-5D 2: self-care

% moderate / extreme problems

94.12

81.56

75.13

56.77

***

77.38 a

65.77

***

    

 EQ-5D 3: usual activities

94.12

90.71

82.01

70.83

***

         

Environment

 Design of home

% meets most/ all needs

79.41

87.23

90.05

96.21

***

86.88 a

93.89

***

73.33

87.96

95.64

***

 Interviewer assessed cleanliness of home

% (very) clean

         

51.11

75.6

91.01

***

 Getting around locally

% to all places

24.14

17.78

26.26

42.86

***

        

ASCOT Domains

PERSONAL SAFETY with LTC services

SOCIAL PARTICIPATION with LTC services

OCCUPATION with LTC services

 

Response Levels

High Needs

Some Needs

No Needs

Ideal State

Sign.

High Needs

Some Needs

No Needs

Ideal State

Sign.

High Needs

Some Needs

No Needs

Ideal State

Sign.

n

21

95

255

260

 

48

124

216

242

 

13

107

197

311

 

Well-Being & Health

 EQ1: mobility

% moderate/ extreme problems

95.65 a

90.08

83.92

***

          

 EQ2: self-care

81.03 a

72.83

62.02

***

          

 EQ3: usual activities

91.30 a

80.31

74.32

***

     

95.80 a

83.16

71.52

***

 EQ4: pain

97.41 a

84.98

81.08

***

          

 EQ5: anxiety

74.14 a

55.73

40.23

***

          

Social Contact/Support

 Speak to relatives/ friends on phone

% weekly

    

62.50

76.42

81.48

85.83

***

    

 Speak to neighbors

    

39.58

44.26

58.80

64.17

***

    

 Meet up with relatives/friends

    

18.75

46.34

58.33

64.32

***

    

Environment

 Design of home

% meets most/all needs

82.76 a

91.73

94.98

***

          

 Getting around locally

% to all places

13.21 a

32.64

37.40

***

20.93

18.75

25

44.93

***

17.92 a

28.19

38.38

***

  1. Notes: Fisher’s exact test, a lowest two levels of the ASCOT domain are collapsed, except for Personal cleanliness where lowest three levels are collapsed
  2. *** significant at 1% level, Benjamini & Hochberg correction for multiple testing applied
  3. Source: WU, EXCELC INT SU AUT 2016/2017