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Table 3.

The ASCOT measure.

Domains	Levels

1) Control over daily life 2) Personal cleanliness and comfort 3) Food and drink 4) Personal safety 5) Social participation and involvement 6) Occupation 7) Accommodation cleanliness and comfort 8) Dignity	1) Ideal state: The individual’s wishes and preferences in that particular aspect of their life are fully met 2) No needs: The individual has no needs or the type of temporary trivial needs that would be expected in this area of life for someone with no impairments 3) Some needs: Some needs are distinguished from no needs by being sufficiently important or as frequently affecting an individual’s quality of life 4) High needs: High needs are distinguished from some needs by having mental or physical health implications if they are not met over a period of time. This may be because of severity or number

Domains

Levels

1) Control over daily life
2) Personal cleanliness and comfort
3) Food and drink
4) Personal safety
5) Social participation and involvement
6) Occupation
7) Accommodation cleanliness and comfort
8) Dignity

1) Ideal state: The individual’s wishes and preferences in that particular aspect of their life are fully met
2) No needs: The individual has no needs or the type of temporary trivial needs that would be expected in this area of life for someone with no impairments
3) Some needs: Some needs are distinguished from no needs by being sufficiently important or as frequently affecting an individual’s quality of life
4) High needs: High needs are distinguished from some needs by having mental or physical health implications if they are not met over a period of time. This may be because of severity or number