High Sedative Load
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of long-term residents potentially experiencing a high sedative load (SL>=3).
Numerator
Number of long-term residents who experienced high sedative load
Denominator
Number of long-term residents
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Age, sex, comorbidities
Stratifications
Dementia status
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Published publicly annually at national level. Individualised home care provider specific reports with benchmarks provided privately (to providers with more than 20 recipients ) for South Australia only annually.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Inacio , et al. The Registry of Senior Australians outcome monitoring system: Quality and safety indicators for residential aged care. Int J Qual Health Care 2020;32(8):502–10 ./doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa078
Technical Specifications
Inacio , et al. The Registry of Senior Australians outcome monitoring system: Quality and safety indicators for residential aged care. Int J Qual Health Care 2020;32(8):502–10 ./doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa078