Got Help for Feelings of Anxiety or Sadness When Needed
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Individual survey item asking respondents: "How often did your family member receive the help he or she needed from the hospice team for feelings of anxiety or sadness?"
Note: This item has response options of "Definitely no," "Probably no," "Probably yes," and "Definitely yes."
Numerator
The top box numerator is the number of respondents in a hospice program who responded: "Definitely yes." Top box scores for the measure are adjusted for the mode of survey administration (at the individual respondent level) and case mix (at the hospice level) to calculate the overall hospice-level measure score.
Denominator
The top box denominator is the total number of respondents in the hospice that answered the item.
Exclusions
The hospice patient is still alive. -The decedent's age at death was less than 18. -The decedent died within 48 hours of his/her last admission to hospice care. -The decedent had no caregiver of record. -The decedent had a caregiver of record, but the caregiver does not have a U.S. or U.S. Territory home address. -The decedent had no caregiver other than a nonfamilial legal guardian. -The decedent or caregiver requested that they not be contacted (i.e., by signing a no publicity request while under the care of hospice or otherwise directly requesting not to be contacted). -The caregiver is institutionalised, has mental/physical incapacity, has a language barrier, or is deceased. -The caregiver reports on the survey that he or she "never" oversaw or took part in the decedent's hospice care.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems® (CAHPS®) Hospice Survey
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public data is an aggregate of four questions, not individual question
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Parast, L., Tolpadi, A. A., Teno, J., Elliott, M. N., & Price, R. A. (2022). Variation in Hospice Experiences by Care Setting for Patients With Dementia. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23(9), 1480-1485.e1486. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.03.021
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems® (CAHPS®) Hospice Survey