Given Enough Privacy When Talking About Treatment or Condition

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality & Safety Commission
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Consumer Experience

Defining Attributes

Definition

The percentage of patients who selected the most positive response option to the survey question: Were you given enough privacy when talking about your treatment or condition?

Numerator

The number of "yes, definitely" responses to the survey question.

Denominator

Total number of responses to the survey question.

Exclusions

"Did not apply to me" responses.

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

The results are weighted. Weighting adjusts for under- or over-representation in responses by age, gender and ethnic group and means the results account for differences in response rates within a local population.

Stratifications

By ethnic group, age group, gender and Te Whatu Ora health district.

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

New Zealand adult hospital inpatient experience survey questionnaire

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

Source and Reference Attributes

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
Yes
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