Translations

A Dutch version of ASCOT SCT4 was conducted by a research team at the VU University Amsterdam and the ASCOT team. The Dutch team was led by Karen van Leeuwen, and the team members were Judith Bosmans, Danielle Jansen, Maurits van Tulder, Henriette van der Horst and Raymond Ostelo. The ASCOT team members at PSSRU who were involved in the translation were Stacey Rand, Ann-Marie Towers, Nick Smith and Kamilla Razik. In addition, the Dutch team consulted Birgit Trukeschitz at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). You can view a sample of the Dutch ASCOT SCT4 below:

If you have any questions, the translated version can be found here: Van Leeuwen K M, Bosmans J E, Jansen A P D, Rand S E, Towers A, Smith N, Razik K, Trukeschitz B, van Tulder M W, van der Horst H E, Ostelo R W (2015) Dutch translation of cross-cultural validation of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT), Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13:56, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-015-0249-x

In  the ASCOT-NL project  (2014-2018) a set of Dutch preference weights will be estimated for the SCT4 version and the ASCOT will be further adapted for the use of evaluating care services of older adults in the Netherlands. For further information, please click here. Follow the ASCOT-NL project on Twitter.

Both the service user version of ASCOT and the carer version have been translated into German: ASCOT (SCT4 and INT4) and ASCOT-Carer (SCT4 and INT4). As part of the EXCELC (“Exploring Comparative Effectiveness and Efficiency in Long-Term Care”) project, the ASCOT team at the WU Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria) translated ASCOT into German in cooperation with Corporate Translations, Inc., and the PSSRU’s ASCOT development team at the University of Kent.

The ASCOT team at the WU Vienna University of Economics and Business was led by Dr Birgit Trukeschitz and the team members involved in the translation and/or validation included: Assma Hajji, Judith Kieninger, Judith Litschauer, Tobias Krüse, Adiam Schoch and Meika Sternkopf. The ASCOT team members involved were Juliette Malley, Kamilla Razik and Stacey Rand.

Further information on how to use the German version of ASCOT and on how to obtain a licence can be found on the WU’s ASCOT website in German and in English

Contact: ascot-deutsch@wu.ac.at

If you have any further questions about the German Tools and their development and use in Austria, take a look at our ‘international use’ references page

You can view samples of the German versions of the ASCOT instruments by clicking on the pictures below.

ASCOT SCT4 (German)

ASCOT INT4 (German)

ASCOT-Carer SCT4 (German)

ASCOT-Carer INT4 (German)

ASCOT service user version

ASCOT SCT4 has been translated into Japanese by Corporate Translations Inc in co-operation with a Japanese research team at the Saitama Prefectural University, Koshigaya City, Japan, College of Policy Studies, Tsuda University, Tokyo, Japan, and the National Institute of Public Health at the Department of Health and Welfare Services, Wako City, Japan and the ASCOT team. The Japanese research team was led by Dr Hiromi Nakamura-Thomas: and the team members were Dr Mie Morikawa, Dr Takashi Fukuda, Dr Takeru Shiroiwa, Dr Yoko Moriyama, Dr Takuya Matsushige, Dr Masaaki Otaga, and Dr Makoto Kyougoku. The ASCOT team members involved were Juliette Malley, Kamilla Razik and Stacey Rand. The project was funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKEN) C -15K00756 and B – 16H03722 (both in Japanese).

You can view a sample of the Japanese ASCOT SCT4 below:

Carer version

ASCOT Carer SCT4 has been translated into Japanese by a Japanese research team at the Japan Lutheran College: 3-10-20, Osawa, Mitaka city, Tokyo, 181-0015, Japan in co-operation with the ASCOT team. Translation and Linguistic Validation has been performed by Corporate Translations Inc. while Cognitive Debriefing has been performed by the Japanese research team. The Japanese research team was led by Dr Mai Yamaguchi, Japan Lutheran College and the team members were Dr Ikushi Yamaguchi, Professor, Meiji University, Dr Machiko Ohara, Professor, Japan College of Social Work, Dr Hiromi Nakamura-Thomas, Professor, Saitama Prefectural University, Dr Akemi Matsuzawa Associate Professor, Ibaraki Christian University and Professor Eiko Horikoshi,  Japan Women’s  University. The ASCOT team members involved were Stacey Rand and Kamilla Razik. The project was funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKEN)-B 16H03715  (in Japanese).

You can view a sample of the Japanese ASCOT Carer SCT4 below:

ASCOT SCT4 and INT4 and ASCOT Carer SCT4 and INT4 have been translated into Finnish. The translations were conducted for the Exploring Comparative Effectiveness and Efficiency in Long-term Care (EXCELC) project. Corporate Translations Inc. conducted the work in co-operation with the Finnish research team at the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Helsinki and the ASCOT team. The Finnish team was led by Professor Ismo Linnosmaa and the team members included: Dr Lien Nguyen, Hanna Jokimäki, Taru Haula and Salla Ikäheimo. The ASCOT team members involved were Dr Juliette Malley and Kamilla Razik and Stacey Rand. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the Finnish translation or have any queries, email: finascot@thl.fi

You can find samples of the Finnish versions of the ASCOT tools by clicking on the links below:

SCT4

INT4

Carer SCT4

Carer INT4

The Spanish ASCOT-SCT4  is a translation and cultural adaptation of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) SCT4. This preference-based instrument was designed to measure the social care-related quality of life of the individuals who are receiving long term care. The Spanish version of ASCOT SCT4 was conducted by a research team at Universidade da Coruña and Universidade de Vigo, and the ASCOT team at the University of Kent. The Spanish research team was led by Professor Eva Rodriguez Miguez and Dr Bruno Casal Rodríguez  The ASCOT team members who were involved in the translation were Professor Ann-Marie Towers (CHSS, University of Kent), Lizzie Welch (PSSRU, University of Kent) and Nick Smith (CHSS, university of Kent).

For further information about the Spanish ASCOT SCT4 please watch this video

Alternatively for any questions about the Spanish ASCOT tool you can contact Bruno Casal Rodríguez/ Eva Rodriguez Miguez or visit their Spanish ASCOT webpage where you will find a sample of the Spanish ASCOT-SCT4 as well as FAQs.

If you would like to licence the Spanish-ASCOT SCT4 tool Please complete Form 2 on this page. This is for not-for-profit use and is free of charge. However, if you wish to apply for a licence for the tool to be used for used for-profit, please fill out this form and a member of the UK ASCOT team will be in touch.