Proportion of Patients Aged 65 Years or Older or 45 Years or Older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Who Experienced Delirium in Hospital and Were Readmitted for Delirium Within 10 Days

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC): Delirium Clinical Care Standard Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of patients aged 65 years or older or 45 years or older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experienced delirium in hospital and were readmitted for delirium within 10 days.

Numerator

The number of patients aged 65 years or older or 45 years or older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experienced delirium in hospital and were readmitted for delirium within 10 days.

Denominator

The number of patients aged 65 years or older or 45 years or older for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experienced delirium in hospital.

Exclusions

Patients who died within 10 days of discharge following the initial episode of care

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods

Intended to support health service organisations to monitor how well they are implementing the care recommended in this clinical care standard

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods

Indicators are intended to support local quality improvement activities

Reporting Frequency
Ad libitum
Reporting Frequency in Days
1
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Delirium Clinical Care Standard. Sydney: ACSQHC; 2021. www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/deliriumclinicalcarestandard2021_print.pdf

meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/745831

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
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
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025