Is It Documented That the Person With Dementia Receives/Received Tailored Psychosocial Interventions to Treat the Behavioural Problems?

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Australia, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), Hong Kong (SAR of China), Korea, Republic of (South), Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Thailand
Publishing Organisation
The European quality indicators for psychosocial care in dementia
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Person-Centred Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Is it documented that the person with dementia receives/received tailored psychosocial interventions to treat the behavioural problems?

Numerator

Number of people with dementia who have behavioural problems with registration of a tailored care plan that: • Is based on an assessment to establish factors likely to cause the behaviour • Includes registration of its frequency of review agreed on by the informal caregiver and staff involved

Denominator

Total number of people with dementia who have behavioural problems at service

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

None

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Trained auditors extract data medical records

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Vasse, E., Moniz-Cook, E., Rikkert, M. O., Cantegreil, I., Charras, K., Dorenlot, P., . . . Vernooij-Dassen, M. (2012). The development of quality indicators to improve psychosocial care in dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, 24(6), 921-930. Jeon, Y. H., Chien, W. T., Ha, J. Y., Ibrahim, R., Kirley, B., Tan, L. L., Thaipisuttikul, P., Vasse, E., Vernooij-Dassen, M., Wang, H., Youn, J. C., & Brodaty, H. (2018). Application of the European quality indicators for psychosocial dementia care in long-term care facilities in the Asia-Pacific region: a pilot study. Aging & mental health, 22(10), 1279–1286.

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