Told About Possible Side Effects of Medicine

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality & Safety Commission, New Zealand: Adult hospital inpatient experience survey
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Medication-Related

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients who were told the possible side effects of their medicines/prescriptions they left the hospital with, in a way that they could understand.

Numerator

Number of respondents who selected Yes, definitely (most positive response) for the question 'Were you told the possible side effects of the medicine (or prescription for medicine) you left hospital with, in a way you could understand? (out of Yes, definitely; Somewhat; No').

Denominator

Total number of survey respondents who selected any of the response options to the question.

Exclusions

Response: They did not need to, because I already knew the side effects; I was not given any medicine (or prescription for medicine) when I left hospital.

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

Demographic characteristic (age, gender and ethnicity).

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Data collected using the adult hospital inpatient experience survey, administered to adult patients who spent at least one night in hospital during each survey sample period. Excluded: patients admitted to a mental health specialty, patients who were transferred to another health facility and patients who died in hospital. Patients selected for surveying are contacted by (in order of priority) email, SMS (text) or paper. They are provided with a unique online survey link to click on or type in to submit their response.

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly. For national reporting purposes and consistency, the survey is sent to patients discharged within the same two-week period in each quarter in each DHB
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods

Reported on the Health Quality and Safety Commission website - Adult hospital inpatient experience explorer.

Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025