Minimising the impact of infectious outbreaks on resident quality of life: A qualitative proof of concept study using the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Infection control measures (ICMs) used to mitigate the effects of infectious outbreaks in care homes impact on resident quality of life (QoL). This qualitative proof-of-concept study explored whether the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) could feasibly support care home staff in recognising and minimising these impacts.

Methods

There were two phases involving online interviews with six care home managers/deputies from five homes who had managed notifiable outbreak(s) in the previous six months in two regions of England. Phase 1, using an incident analysis approach, explored the impact of outbreaks and ICMs on resident QoL, mapping data to the eight ASCOT domains. Phase 2 assessed the usefulness of using ASCOT to identify, monitor and minimise impacts on

SUBMITTER: Bunn D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12463202 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature