Social care-related outcomes in Finland. Construct validity and structural characteristics of the Finnish ASCOT measure with older home care users.
ASCOT
Finland
assessment
construct validity
quality of life
social care outcomes
Journal
Health & social care in the community
ISSN: 1365-2524
Titre abrégé: Health Soc Care Community
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9306359
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2021
05 2021
Historique:
revised:
22
12
2020
received:
22
11
2019
accepted:
30
12
2020
pubmed:
28
2
2021
medline:
3
11
2021
entrez:
27
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit four response-level interview schedule (ASCOT INT4) for service users was translated into Finnish. The aim of this paper was to investigate the construct validity and structural characteristics of the Finnish ASCOT. We used data from a face-to-face interview survey of older people receiving publicly funded home care services, which was conducted in 2016-2017 (n = 493), excluding missing values and proxy respondents (n = 334). Chi-square tests, adjusted residuals and analyses of variance were used to examine hypothesised associations between each attribute and a number of relevant variables regarding health and well-being, disabilities, living arrangements, social contact and support, experience of service use, and the nature of the locality and environment. Structural characteristics were explored using exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha test. The EQ-5D-3L and ASCOT were moderately correlated (r = 0.429; p < 0.001). The ASCOT attributes were statistically positively related to the overall quality of life. For other tested variables, we found a high number of significant associations with the control over daily life, occupation, social participation, and personal cleanliness attributes, but fewer significant associations with the other attributes. Cronbach's alpha was 0.697 and a single factor was extracted. This assessment provides evidence to support the construct validity of the Finnish ASCOT. The results support the introduction of the Finnish ASCOT into Finland for use in practical applications. Future research on its reliability would be useful.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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© 2021 The Authors. Health and Social Care in the Community published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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