caa a22 4500 606180699 CHVBK 20210128100807.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-015-1011-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-015-1011-x Factor structure and construct validity of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit for Carers (ASCOT-Carer) [Elektronische Daten] [Stacey Rand, Juliette Malley, Ann Netten, Julien Forder] Background: The ASCOT-Carer is a self-report instrument designed to measure social care-related quality of life (SCRQoL). This article presents the psychometric testing and validation of the ASCOT-Carer four response-level interview (INT4) in a sample of unpaid carers of adults who receive publicly funded social care services in England. Methods: Unpaid carers were identified through a survey of users of publicly funded social care services in England. Three hundred and eighty-seven carers completed a face-to-face or telephone interview. Data on variables hypothesised to be related to SCRQoL (e.g. characteristics of the carer, cared-for person and care situation) and measures of carer experience, strain, health-related quality of life and overall QoL were collected. Relationships between these variables and overall SCRQoL score were evaluated through correlation, ANOVA and regression analysis to test the construct validity of the scale. Internal reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and feasibility by the number of missing responses. Results: The construct validity was supported by statistically significant relationships between SCRQoL and scores on instruments of related constructs, as well as with characteristics of the carer and care recipient in univariate and multivariate analyses. A Cronbach's alpha of 0.87 (seven items) indicates that the internal reliability of the instrument is satisfactory and a low number of missing responses (<1%) indicates a high level of acceptance. Conclusion: The results provide evidence to support the construct validity, factor structure, internal reliability and feasibility of the ASCOT-Carer INT4 as an instrument for measuring social care-related quality of life of unpaid carers who care for adults with a variety of long-term conditions, disability or problems related to old age. The Author(s), 2015 Informal care nationallicence Caregiving nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Social care nationallicence Outcomes nationallicence ASCOT nationallicence Construct validity nationallicence Rand Stacey Quality and Outcomes of Person-Centred Care Policy Research Unit (QORU), PSSRU Kent, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK aut Malley Juliette Quality and Outcomes of Person-Centred Care Policy Research Unit (QORU), PSSRU Kent, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK aut Netten Ann Quality and Outcomes of Person-Centred Care Policy Research Unit (QORU), PSSRU Kent, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK aut Forder Julien Quality and Outcomes of Person-Centred Care Policy Research Unit (QORU), PSSRU Kent, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/11(2015-11-01), 2601-2614 0962-9343 24:11<2601 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1011-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1011-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rand Stacey Quality and Outcomes of Person-Centred Care Policy Research Unit (QORU), PSSRU Kent, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Malley Juliette Quality and Outcomes of Person-Centred Care Policy Research Unit (QORU), PSSRU Kent, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Netten Ann Quality and Outcomes of Person-Centred Care Policy Research Unit (QORU), PSSRU Kent, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Forder Julien Quality and Outcomes of Person-Centred Care Policy Research Unit (QORU), PSSRU Kent, Cornwallis Building, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/11(2015-11-01), 2601-2614 0962-9343 24:11<2601 2015 24 11136