Age at First Diagnosis of Dementia
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Denmark
Publishing Organisation
Quality of Diagnostic Evaluation of Dementia based on data from Danish National Registers
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Diagnosis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Age at first diagnosis of dementia in the incident cases
Numerator
Mean age at first dementia diagnosis
Denominator
People with dementia
Exclusions
Patients diagnosed in primary care, patients registered with secondary dementias, dementia diagnosis at age ≤60 or missing place of residence
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Region of residence
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
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
Zakarias, J. K., Jensen-Dahm, C., Norgaard, A., Roos, P., Gasse, C., Phung, T. K. T., & Waldemar, G. (2019). Geographical Variation in the Diagnostic Rate and Quality of Dementia Diagnoses. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 69(2), 513-520. doi.org/https://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-190030
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
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 23 July 2025