A mixed-methods instrument to measure the social care-related quality of life (SCRQoL) of people living in communal settings (i.e., residential or nursing care homes). SCRQoL ratings are based on observations and interviews.
ASCOT-CH4 can be used to measure the effect/impact of care on people’s SCRQoL. It can be preference weighted for use in economic evaluations.
If you would like to obtain a copy of ASCOT-CH4, please complete our online license form.
(The licence is conditional on completion of a CH4 training course by the ASCOT team. ASCOT-CH4 is only for use by researchers or raters, who have completed training. If you require training, please email the ASCOT team who will then discuss training options with you.)
View the preview-only CH4 tools below (Please note that training and a licence is required to use these ASCOT tools):
CH4 Ratings document:
CH4 Care home resident interview schedule (CHINT4 Resident):
CH4 Resident interview schedule
CH4 Care home family and staff interview schedule (CHINT4 FS):
CH4 Care home resident qualitative interview schedule (CHINT4-Qual):
CH4 Care homes observation schedule CHOBS4:
CH4 Ratings of current and expected SCRQoL by
domain (CH4):
CH4 Resident interview show cards:
CH4 resident interview show cards
Watch the short video below for more information about the CH4 instrument:
References: If you use this tool, please reference it in any publications from your project/research as described on our How to reference ASCOT page.