Use of Nine or More Different Medications
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Iceland
Publishing Organisation
Directorate of Health: Icelandic Minimum Data Set Quality Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Managing Other Long-Term Conditions
Defining Attributes
Definition
Use of nine or more different medications
Numerator
Number of residents with nine or more different medications
Denominator
Number of residents
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
The assessment is conducted by nurses who have received standardised training in using the interRAI-MDS 2.0 and is based on observations, clinical documentation, and interviews with residents and their family members.
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Online at island.is/en/interrai-assessment/dashboard (in Icelandic)
Reporting Frequency
3 times a year (March, June, November)
Reporting Frequency in Days
120
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Gisladottir, S., Sigurdardottir, A. K., & Hjaltadottir, I. (2021). Use of psychiatric medication in three Arctic nursing homes: association with dementia and psychiatric symptoms. International journal of circumpolar health, 80(1), 1920252. island.is/en/interrai-assessment/dashboard
Technical Specifications
island.is/en/interrai-assessment/dashboard (in Icelandic)
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