Reduce the Incidence of Pain in People With Cognitive Impairment/Dementia - Indicator 2 Proportion of Patients Who Has a Pain Assessment Scale Included in the Assessment

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Sweden
Publishing Organisation
Swedish Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Register
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Managing Other Long-Term Conditions

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of patients where a pain assessment scale was used in the assessment.

Numerator

Number of patients where a pain assessment scale was used in the assessment.

Denominator

Number of patients.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

County/municipality/district.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Data entered by participating sites into a secure online platform.

Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods

Online at pharos.skane.se/bpsddataportal/, and annual reports.

Reporting Frequency
Annually & real time (online public portal)
Reporting Frequency in Days
1-365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

2022 Annual report downloaded from web.archive.org/web/20241005070034/https://bpsd.se/styrgruppen/ (in swedish) Strohmaier C and Gassner L. Quality Registries in Dementia Care: Mapping of Registries to improve Quality and Service Delivery. AIHTA Project Report No.: 150; 2022. Vienna: HTA Austria – Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment GmbH.

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
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