Percentage of Demented Patients Amongst Number of Referred
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Denmark
Publishing Organisation
Danish National Dementia Clinical Quality Database
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Diagnosis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of demented patients amongst number of referred.
Numerator
Number of patients with dementia.
Denominator
Number of referral.
Exclusions
Patients seen for presymptomatic genetic evaluation are excluded.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Data entered by participating units into an Internet-based IT platform.
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Yearly report.
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Peter Johannsen , Kasper Jørgensen , Alex Kørner , Elisabeth G. Elmo , Lene B. Lauesen & Jan Utzon (2011) Development of a dementia assessment quality database, Aging & Mental Health, 15:1, 40-46, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.508769
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
12 March 2025
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Date Modified 12 March 2025