Three or More Psychoactive Drugs, Persons 75 Years and Older in Ordinary Living With Home Service
Identifying Attributes
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Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of persons 75 years and older in the home service treated with three or more psychoactive drugs concurrently.
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Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data collected by the municipalities yearly, derived from national surveys, administrative data and registries. National surveys: NBHW survey - What do the elderly think about elderly care? (from municipalities and counties) Official statistics (administrative data): Register of Social Services Interventions for the Elderly and Persons with Disability, Patient Register, Register of Medicines National quality registers: Senior Alert Registry, Swedish Palliative Registry, Dementia Register, Registry on Behaviour and Psychiatric Symptoms.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Published online on the annual Open Comparisons report at municipal level, county level and state. A relative comparison between municipalities is provided using a traffic light system.
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Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Trygged S. Open comparisons of social services in Sweden—Why, how, and for what? Cogent Social Sciences 2017;3(1):1404735. doi: 10.1080/23311886.2017.1404735 Fastbom J, Johnell K. National indicators for quality of drug therapy in older persons: the Swedish experience from the first 10 years. Drugs Aging. 2015 Mar;32(3):189-99. doi: 10.1007/s40266-015-0242-4. PMID: 25673123; PMCID: PMC4366557. Wastesson JW, Fritzell J, Burström B, Johnell K, Fastbom J. Regional variations in excessive polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate drug use among older adults in Sweden: Trends from 2006 to 2020. Front Pharmacol. 2023 Feb 8;14:1030849. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1030849. PMID: 36843915; PMCID: PMC9945538. Open comparisons of elderly care www.socialstyrelsen.se/statistik-och-data/oppna-jamforelser/socialtjanst/aldreomsorg/