Improvement in Pain
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Incidence of client's whose pain improved from prior assessment (incidence).
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Based on data collected from Swiss RAI-HC, an adapted and shorter version of the original and internationally used English-language interRAI-HC. Swiss RAI-HC data are measured within a 90-day period at entry to home care services (baseline) and calculated six monthly unless there is a significant clinical change.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
The Swiss RAI-HC QIs only used for internal quality management in non-profit home care organisations and there are no national standards for home care. No cantonal (regions) or national agencies are collecting this data or publicly report on quality of care indicators.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Burla L, Schaffert R, Mylaeus M, et al. [Developing and testing quality indicators of home care in Switzerland]. Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Ärzte des Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) 2009;72:106-13. Vincent C, Staines A. Enhancing the quality and safety of Swiss healthcare 2019 [Available from: www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home/versicherungen/krankenversicherung/krankenversicherung-qualitaetssicherung.html. Wagner A, Zúñiga F, Rüesch P, et al. Selecting home care quality indicators based on the Resident Assessment Instrument-Home Care (RAI-HC) for Switzerland: A public health and healthcare providers' perspective. PloS one 2020;15(12):e0244577
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
interRAI’s 2nd generation QI set developed in 2013