Feasibility, factor structure and construct validity of the easy-read Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT-ER)Footnote^*

* This article is based on independent research commissioned and funded by the NIHR Policy Research Programme (Quality and Outcomes of person-centred care policy Research Unit). The views expressed in the publication are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, the Department of Health or its arm’s length bodies, or other government departments.

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