Proportion of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia Treated With Anti-Dementia Drugs
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) treated with anti-dementia drugs.
Numerator
Number of patients with Alzheimer's dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies; Parkinson's disease dementia treated with anti-dementia drugs.
Denominator
Number of patients with Alzheimer's dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies; Parkinson's disease dementia.
Exclusions
Patients seen for presymptomatic genetic evaluation are excluded.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data entered by participating units into an Internet-based IT platform.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Yearly report.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
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: 10.1080/13607863.2010.508776