Antianxiety or Hypnotic Drug Use

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
Interventions to Promote Cognition, Independence and Wellbeing

Defining Attributes

Definition

Antianxiety or hypnotic drug use

Numerator

Number of residents with antianxiety or hypnotic drug use. Residents receiving any type of these medications the last 7 days before assessment were considered to be using the 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
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
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