Proportion of People With Dementia Who Have Started Non-Pharmacological or Pharmacological Treatment for Distress Who Had a Structured Assessment Before Starting Treatment

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Dementia Quality Standard Measures
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Interventions to Promote Cognition, Independence and Wellbeing

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of people with dementia who have started non-pharmacological or pharmacological treatment for distress who had a structured assessment before starting treatment

Numerator

Number in the denominator who had a structured assessment before starting treatment for distress

Denominator

Number of people with dementia who have started non-pharmacological or pharmacological treatment for distress

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods

Local audit of patient 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

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