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ASCOT

Personal Social Services Research Unit
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University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent
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references

 

ASCOT development

Turnpenny A, Caiels J, Crowther T, Richardson L, Whelton R, Beadle-Brown J, Rand S (2016) Developing an Easy Read version of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12294

Forder J, Malley J, Rand S, Vadean F, Jones K, Netten A (2016)
IIASC report: Interpreting outcomes data for use in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), PSSRU Discussion Paper 2892, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Forder J, Malley J, Rand S, Vadean F, Jones K, Netten A (2016) IIASC report: Identifying the impact of adult social care: Interpreting outcome data for use in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework. Plain English Summary, PSSRU DP 2892, University of Kent, Canterbury http://www.pssru.ac.uk/publication-details.php?id=5158

Malley J, Towers A, Netten A, Brazier J, Forder J, Flynn, T (2012) An assessment of the construct validity of the ASCOT measure of social care-related quality of life with older people, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 10:21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-10-21

Netten A, Burge P, Malley J, Potoglou D, Towers A, Brazier J, Flynn T, Forder J, Wall B (2012) Outcomes of Social Care for Adults: Developing a Preference-Weighted Measure, Health Technology Assessment, 16, 16, 1-165 http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hta16160

Potoglou D, Burge P, Flynn T, Netten A, Malley J, Forder J & Brazier J (2011) Best-worst scaling vs discrete choice experiments: An empirical comparison using social care, Social Science and Medicine, 72, 10, 1717-1727.

Forder J, Caiels J (2011) Measuring the outcomes of long-term care, Social Science and Medicine, 73, 12, 1766-1774. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.09.023

Burge P, Potoglou D, Kim C and Hess S (2010) How do the public value different outcomes of social care? Estimation of preference weights for ASCOT, RAND working paper, Rand Europe, Cambridge.

Caiels J, Forder J, Malley J, Netten A and Windle K (2010) Measuring the outcome of low-level services: Final Report, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2699, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent.

Netten A, Beadle-Brown J, Trukeschitz B, Towers A-M, Welch E, Forder J, Smith J, Alden E. (2010) Measuring the Outcomes of Care Homes, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2696/2, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Netten A, Burge P, Malley J, Potoglou D, Brazier J, Flynn T and Forder J (2009) Outcomes of Social Care for Adults (OSCA) Interim findings, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2648/2,Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Guidance

Beadle-Brown J, Towers A, Netten A, Smith N, Trukeschitz B, Welch E (2011) ASCOT Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit: Additional Care Home Guidance v2.1. Discussion Paper 2716/2_1, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Netten A, Beadle-Brown J, Caiels J, Forder J, Malley J, Smith N, Towers A, Trukeschitz B, Welch E, Windle K (2011) ASCOT Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit: Main Guidance v2.1 Discussion Paper DP2716/3, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Netten A, Forder J, Beadle-Brown J, Caiels J, Malley J, Towers (née Muncer) A-M, Trukeschitz, B, Welch E, Windle K (2010) Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit Version 1.0 (ASCOT). Discussion Paper No. 2716, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Background papers

Malley J, Caiels J, Fox D, McCarthy M, Smith N, Beadle-Brown J, Netten A, Towers A-M (2010) A Report on the Development Studies for the National Adult Social Care User Experience Survey, Discussion Paper 2721, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Forder J, Netten A, Caiels J, Smith J and Malley J (2007) Theoretical concepts in assessing the outcomes of social care. Discussion Paper No. 2480, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury. Canterbury: University of Kent, Personal Social Services Research Unit.

Malley J, Sandhu S and Netten A (2006) Younger adults' understanding of questions for a service user experience survey, Report to The Health and Social Care Information Centre, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2360, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Ryan M, Netten A, Skåtun D and Smith P (2006) Using discrete choice experiments to estimate a preference-based measure of outcome - An application to social care for older people, Journal of Health Economics, 25, 5, 927-944.

Netten A, McDaid D, Fernández J-L, Forder J, Knapp M, Matosevic T. and Shapiro J (2005) Measuring and understanding social services outputs, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2132/3, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Netten A, Ryan M, Smith P, Skatun D, Healey A, Knapp M and Wykes T (2002) The development of a measure of social care outcome for older people, PSSRU Discussion Paper 1690, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Developing ASCOT carer measures

Rand S, Malley J, Netten A, Forder, J (2015) Factor structure and construct validity of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit for Carers (ASCOT-Carer), Quality of Life Research, 24(11) 2601-2614,
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1011-x

Rand S, Malley J, Netten A (2012) Measuring the Social Care Outcomes of Informal Carers, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2833, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Fox D, Holder J, Smith N, Netten A (2010) Developing a survey of carers’ experience of services and quality of life, paper presented at the Carers UK - 5th International Carers Conference: New Frontiers in Caring 2010 and Beyond, Leeds, 9-11 July 2010.

Fox D, Holder J, Netten A (2010) Carers’ Experience Survey 2009-2010: Survey Development Project, PSSRU Discussion Paper, 2643/2

Fox D, Holder J, Netten A (2010) Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England - 2009-10: Survey Development Project. Technical Report , PSSRU Discussion Paper 2643/2, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Malley J, Fox D, Netten A (2010) Developing a Carers’ Experience Performance Indicator, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2734, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Fox D, Holder J, Netten, A (2009) Carers’ Experience Survey 2009-2010 Survey Development Project, Research Summary 54, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Holder J, Smith N, Netten A (2009) Outcomes and quality of social care services for carers: Kent County Council carers survey development project 2007-2008. Internal technical report, PSSRU Discussion Paper 2789, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Holder J, Fox D, Netten A (2009) Local Authority Carers Survey 2009: Survey Development Outline of a research project funded by the Department of Health, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Smith N, Netten A, Holder J (2009) Carers’ Experiences and Outcomes: The 2008 Kent Carers Survey. PSSRU Discussion Paper 2652, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Netten A, Holder J, Smith N (2007) Outcomes and quality of social care services for carers, Outline of a research project funded by Kent County Council and the Department of Health.

ASCOT Applications in the UK

Callaghan L, Brookes, N & Palmer, S (2017) Older people receiving family-based support in the community: a survey of quality of life among users of ‘Shared Lives’ in England, Health and Social Care, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12422 (available online 29th January 2017)

Whitehead P J,  James M, Belshaw S, Dawson T, Day M R, & Walker M F (2016) Bathing adaptations in the homes of older adults (BATH-OUT): protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT), BMJ Open, 6(10), DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013448

Towers A, Smith N, Palmer S, Welch E, & Netten A (2016) The accessibility and feasibility of using the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) to inform practice in care homes. BMC Health Services Research, 16:523,  (available online 29 September 2016), DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1763-1

Mukuria C, Rowen D, Peasgood T, Brazier J (2016) An empirical comparison of well-being measures used in UK, Project Report. Policy Research Unit in Economic Evaluation of Health and Care Interventions (EEPRU) (27). Policy Research Unit in Economic Evaluation of Health and Care Interventions

Yang W, Forder J, & Nizalova O (2016) Measuring the productivity of residential long-term care in England: methods for quality adjustment and regional comparison, The European Journal of Health Economics, (available online 16 July 2016), DOI:10.1007/s10198-016-0816-z

Bauer A, Knapp M, Wistow G, Perkins M, King D, & Iemmi V (2016) Costs and economic consequences of a help-at-home scheme for older people in England, Health and Social Care in the Community, available online11 July 2016, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12372

Rand, S & Malley J (2016) The factors associated with care-related quality of life of adults with intellectual disabilities in England: implications for policy and practice, Health and Social Care in the Community, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12354

Rand S & Malley J (2014) Carers' quality of life and experiences of adult social care support in England, Health and Social Care in the Community, 22(4), 375-385, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12089

Johnstone L, Page C (2014) Using Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) in the assessment and review process. Research, Policy and Planning (2013/14), 30, 3, 179-192.

Van Leeuwen K, Malley J, Bosmans J, Jansen A, Ostelo R, van der Horst H, Netten A (2014) What can local authorities do to improve the social care-related quality of life of older adults living at home? Evidence from the Adult Social Care Survey. Health and Place, 29, 104-113 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.06.004

Netten A, Trukeschitz B, Beadle Brown J, Forder J, Towers A, Welch E (2012) Quality of life outcomes for residents and quality ratings of care homes: is there a relationship? Age and Ageing doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afs050

Netten A, Jones K, Knapp M, Fernandez J-L, Challis D, Glendinning C, Jacobs S, Manthorpe J, Moran N, Stevens M, Wilberforce M. (2011) Personalisation through Individual Budgets: Does It Work and for Whom? British Journal of Social Work, 42, 8, 1556-1573. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr159

Netten A, Beadle-Brown J, Welch E (2010) Measuring the productivity of workforce development in care homes: Final report. Discussion Paper No. 2733/3, Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent, Canterbury.

Malley J and Netten A (2009) Measuring Outcomes of Social Care, Research, Policy and Planning, 27, 2, 85-96.

Glendinning C, Challis D, Fernández JL, Jacobs K, Knapp M, Manthorpe J, Moran N, Netten A, Stevens M and Wilberforce, M (2008) Evaluation of the Individual Budgets Pilot Programme: Final Report, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York, 304 pages, ISBN: 9781871713640 http://php.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/pubs/1119/.

Malley J, Netten A (2008) Measuring and monitoring outputs in social care: the problem of measuring quality, International Review of Administrative Sciences, 74, 4, 535-553, Special Edition from European Group of Public Administration Conference, Madrid, 19-22 September 2007. DOI: http://ras.sagepub.com/content/74/4/535

Callaghan L, Brookes, N & Palmer, S (2017) Older people receiving family-based support in the community: a survey of quality of life among users of ‘Shared Lives’ in England, Health and Social Care, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12422 (available online 29th January 2017)