The ASCOT is a suite of measures of SCRQoL designed for different groups of people:
- Adults with care needs (ASCOT)
- Carers (family/friends who support someone, unpaid) (ASCOT-Carer)
- Adult social care workforce, including care workers, social workers, nurses etc. (ASCOT-Workforce)
There are also versions designed for different methods of data collection:
- Questionnaires for use in surveys of adults with care needs (ASCOT-SCT4), carers (ASCOT-Carer SCT4) or workforce (ASCOT-Workforce).
- Interviews for adults with care and support needs (ASCOT-INT4) and carers (ASCOT-Carer INT4) to collect data on the impact/effect of social care services on peoples’ SCRQoL.
Many adults using social care services struggle with structured surveys or interviews. This presentation takes you through some versions of ASCOT designed to support research involvement. They are also listed below:
- Mixed methods version for data collection in care homes (ASCOT-CH4). In addition to ASCOT-CH4, there is an ‘add on’ module to also collect data on two health measures of (1) anxiety and low mood and (2) pain. This is know as the ASCOT-CH4-HD.
- Easy-to-read self-report versions for adults with learning disabilities (ASCOT-ER) or older people (ASCOT-ER-OP).
- Proxy-report versions for completion by a relative, friend or care worker, when someone is unable to self-report (ASCOT-Proxy).
ASCOT can also be used in care planning. For more information, please watch this video.
To select the most suitable version for your study or service, please consider for/from whom you want to collect data and how you will collect data.