Proportion of Patients With Extended Cognitive Testing
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Norway
Publishing Organisation
The Norwegian registry of persons assessed for cognitive symptoms (NorCog)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Diagnosis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of patients with extended cognitive testing
Numerator
Number of patients with extended cognitive testing
Denominator
Number of patients
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Service
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Participating services enter data into a secure online data platform
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Online from www.skde.no/kvalitetsregistre/norkog/sykehus/, also Public annual report, downloadable from www.kvalitetsregistre.no/register/nervesystemet/norsk-register-personer-som-utredes-kognitive-symptomer-I
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Nåvik, M., Bøhn, B. H., Persson, K., Grasbekk, K., Kirkevold, E., & Selbæk, G. (2023). The Norwegian registry of persons assessed for cognitive symptoms (NorCog) 2022 Annual Report. Retrieved from www.kvalitetsregistre.no/register/nervesystemet/norsk-register-personer-som-utredes-kognitive-symptomer-i
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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025