Emotional Support
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Did you get the support you needed to help you with any anxieties, fears or worries you had during this hospital stay? The response options to question (26 in 20 measure) is: Never, Sometimes, Usually, Always, Not applicable.
Numerator
A subset of the denominator that represents patients age 18 and older who responded to a question about receiving support and help if needed.
Denominator
Patients age 18 and older who responded to questions regarding getting the support needed to help you with any anxieties, fears or worries you had during the hospital stay, in the Canadian Institute for Health Information- Patient Experiences Survey
Exclusions
Patient populations not included in maternal, surgical and medical. (To ensure comparability across hospitals and to prevent misinterpretation, results do not include maternity patients).