Breathing Problems
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Palliative Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Physical Aspects of Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Symptoms and problems in the absent to mild range at phase end (i.e., anticipatory vs responsive care).
Numerator
Number of patients with absent to mild breathing problems at phase end.
Denominator
Total number of patients receiving palliative care episode.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Phase: anticipatory or responsive care.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Tool for data collection: documents.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@chsd/@pcoc/documents/doc/uow263324.pdf.
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
6 monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
182
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Not located. Technical specifications for the Palliative Care Outcomes Collaborative are available from: documents.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@chsd/@pcoc/documents/doc/uow126175.pdf
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
12 March 2025
Actions
Date Modified 12 March 2025