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Publication - Research and analysis

Counting the Cost of Choice and Control: Evidence for the costs of self-directed support in Scotland

Published
28 February 2012
ISBN
9781780456867

A study within three local authorities of the macro-level financial and economic evidence on the actual and potential costs, benefits and impacts of an increase in self-directed support in Scotland.

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APPENDIX 2: SURVEY OF DP USERS

Detailed results

This Appendix contains tables detailing the results of the survey of DP users previously discussed in Chapter 5.

Table 9.1 Respondent demographic data

Local Authority area A B C All
Number of respondents /sample size 18/90 18/60 23/60 59/210
Response rate 20% 30% 38% 28%
Respondents (n=18) (n=18) (n=23) (n=59)
Someone who receives Direct Payments 10 (56%) 12 (67%) 18 (78%) 40 (68%)
A person caring for or informally supporting someone who receives Direct Payments 8 (44%) 0 4 (17%) 12 (20%)
A person formally managing Direct Payments for another person as their Guardian or Power of Attorney 0 6 (33%) 1 (4%) 7 (12%)
SDS user location (n=17) (n=17) (n=23) (n=57)
A city 16 0 0 16 (28%)
A large town 0 4 5 9 (16%)
A small town 0 9 6 15 (26%)
A village or small group of houses or place in the countryside 1 4 12 17 (30%)
SDS user age (n=18) (n=18) (n=23) (n=59)
16-59 14 11 6 31 (53%)
60-64 0 5 6 11 (19%)
65+ 4 2 11 17 (29%)
SDS user sex (n=18) (n=17) (n=23) (n=58)
Male 8 8 8 24 (41%)
Female 10 9 15 34 (59%)

Table 9.2 Service users' DP packages

Local Authority area A B C All
Years in receipt of Direct Payments (n=16) (n=18) (n=23) (n=57)
Mean 4.2 5.0 8.0 6.0
Standard deviation 6.3 3.6 4.0 4.9
Minimum 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.5
Maximum 24.0 14.0 20.0 24.0
Direct Payments paid to: (n=17) (n=18) (n=23) (n=58)
SDS user 10 12 22 44 (76%)
A parent, Guardian or person with Power of Attorney on SDS user's behalf 6 4 1 11 (19%)
An advocate or organisation (e.g. centre for independent living) on SDS user's behalf 1 2 0 3 (5%)
Main reason SDS user qualifies for Direct Payments (n=18) (n=17) (n=23) (n=58)
Physical disability 5 14 21 40 (69%)
Learning disability 9 0 1 10 (17%)
Mental health needs 2 1 0 3 (5%)
Age-related illness or disability 2 2 1 5 (9%)

Table 9.3 Service Users' abilities to perform selected tasks

Ability (n=59 unless otherwise stated) Can do this by him / herself Can do this with some help Needs a lot of help to do this Never does this
Bathing/showering 13 (22%) 17 (29%) 24 (41%) 5 (8%)
Using the toilet 26 (44%) 11 (19%) 19 (32%) 3 (5%)
Getting dressed 18 (31%) 14 (24%) 25 (42%) 2 (3%)
Take care of own appearance 15 (25%) 17 (29%) 24 (41%) 3 (5%)
Transferring him / herself from the bed to a chair 29 (49%) 4 (7%) 18 (31%) 8 (14%)
Feeding him / herself 34 (56%) 9 (15%) 10 (17%) 6 (10%)
Using the telephone (n=58) 26 (45%) 11 (19%) 9 (16%) 12 (21%)
Doing laundry 9 (15%) 9 (15%) 14 (24%) 27 (46%)
Preparing meals (n=58) 6 (10%) 9 (16%) 13 (22%) 30 (53%)
Doing housework 6 (10%) 7 (12%) 17 (29%) 29 (49%)
Managing household finances (n=57) 13 (23%) 18 (32%) 6 (11%) 20 (35%)
Shopping (n=58) 5 (9%) 12 (21%) 26 (45%) 15 (26%)
Taking medication 16 (27%) 23 (39%) 13 (22%) 7 (12%)
Driving a car 4 (7%) 2 (3%) 0 53 (90%)
Using public transport (n=58) 7 (12%) 9 (16%) 14 (24%) 18 (48%)
Walking from room to room 22 (37%) 6 (10%) 6 (10%) 25 (42%)
Climbing a flight of stairs 17 (29%) 6 (10%) 7 (12%) 29 (49%)
Walking outside his / her home 9 (15%) 11 (19%) 12 (20%) 27 (46%)

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