Home Care Clients With Pain
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of long-stay home care clients who complained or showed evidence of daily pain, among clients who received home care services for more than 60 days. A lower percentage is better.
Numerator
The number of long-stay home care clients who complained or showed evidence of moderate or severe daily pain.
Denominator
The number of long-stay home care clients.
Exclusions
Only long-stay home care clients receiving RAI-HC assessments and are included.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Risk adjusted using following covariates: age≥65; 12 months or less between assessments; CPS +1; IADL difficulty & locomotion difficulty; decision making difficulty; sadness; ADL decline; poor health; unstable condition; hospital stays.
Stratifications
Region, time.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data are based on information in the Home Care Reporting System from mandatory Resident Assessment Instrument - Home Care (RAI-HC) assessments. Jurisdictions differ in their requirements for RAI-HC assessment frequency.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public reporting.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Health Quality Ontario. Measuring Up 2018: A yearly report on how Ontario's health system is performing, 2018.
Technical Specifications
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