Prevalence of Behaviour Symptoms Affecting Others

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Instrument Based Quality Measures
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Interventions to Promote Cognition, Independence and Wellbeing

Defining Attributes

Definition

This measure reports the percentage of long-stay residents who have behaviour symptoms that affect others during the target period.

Numerator

Long-stay residents with a selected target assessment where any of the following conditions are true: 1.The presence of physical behavioural symptoms directed towards others, or 2. The presence of verbal behavioural symptoms directed towards others, or 3. The presence of other behavioural symptoms not directed towards others, or 4. Rejection of care, or 5. Wandering

Denominator

All residents with a selected target assessment, except those with exclusions

Exclusions

The target assessment is a discharge

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Instrument

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-initiatives-patient-assessment-instruments/nursinghomequalityinits/nhqiqualitymeasures Fitzler, S., Raia, P., Buckley, F. O., & Wang, M. (2016). Does Nursing Facility Use of Habilitation Therapy Improve Performance on Quality Measures? American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias, 31(8), 687-692.

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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025