High Sedative Load (Score >=3)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Interventions to Promote Cognition, Independence and Wellbeing
Defining Attributes
Definition
High sedative load (score >=3)
Numerator
Number of people with high sedative load (score >=3)
Denominator
Number of people
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Caughey, G. E., Lang, C., Sluggett, J., Wesselingh, S., & Inacio, M. C. (2020). Influence of Dementia on Medication-related Quality of Care in Long-term Aged Care. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 29(SUPPL 3), 215.
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
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Date Modified 02 December 2025