Use of Anti-Dementia Medication
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of incident cases using anti-dementia medication. Users of anti-dementia medication were defined as incident cases redeeming at least one anti-dementia prescription (ATC: N06D) within one year after the date of first dementia diagnosis.
Numerator
Number of incident cases redeeming at least one anti-dementia prescription within one year after the date of first diagnosis
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
Collection and Reporting 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