RCSLT Online Outcome Tool

Identifying the type of the file you are uploading to the ROOT

The ROOT has been developed to enable file structures of three main types to be uploaded:

• ‘Episode per row’
• ‘Rating per row’
• ‘Score per row’

The information on this page has been developed to support you with identifying which type of file you are using. A more detailed document is also available here. 

Episode per row

A file that has an episode per row will generally include the TOMs scores for a complete episode of care in a single row in the spreadsheet. Typically, this will include a rating made at the start of an episode of care and one that is made at the end. It may be the case that interim/intermediate ratings are also included if this is standard practice for your service.

Rating per row

In a file that has a rating per row, an episode of care will be represented across multiple rows in the spreadsheet. The TOMs scores (for ‘impairment’, ‘activity’, participation, ‘well-being’, ‘carer well-being’) for a single point in time, will be on a single row of the spreadsheet. Thus, the rating made at the start of the episode will be on a separate row from the rating at the end of the episode, as will any interim ratings

Score per row

In this file structure, a single score for each specific domain of TOMs appears on an individual row of the spreadsheet. Thus, scores for impairment, activity, participation, wellbeing and carer wellbeing at a single point in time (e.g. start/admission) will occupy separate rows, and when taken together, create a single rating.