Diagnosed by Specialists
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of incident cases diagnoses at a dementia specialist department. Classified as departments with dementia specialists (psychiatry, neurology, geriatrics) and other departments (internal medicine, surgery, other specialities).
Numerator
Number of patients patients who were diagnosed at a specialist department
Denominator
Number of incident cases diagnosed
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
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Region of residence
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
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
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