Shortness of Breath Relieved

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Palliative Care
Country
Belgium
Publishing Organisation
Quality Indicators for Palliative Care (Q-PAC)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Physical Aspects of Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Was the patient suffering from shortness of breath at the time of admission or when palliative care was started? Did you or any other professional carer take action to relieve this patient's shortness of breath after admission or after starting palliative care? How long after the patient was admitted or after palliative care was started was a relief of the shortness of breath achieved?

Numerator

Number of patients whose shortness of breath was relieved within 48 hours after admission or starting palliative care.

Denominator

Total number of patients with shortness of breath.

Exclusions

Patients not having shortness of breath.

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

Age, sex, main illness, shortness of breath, co-morbidities, length of stay, type of service patients was referred to were examined as potential. Statistically significant ones were included for each QI in this set. Therefore specific measures vary.

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Questionnaires.

Frequency of Data Collection
6 monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
182
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Ad libitum
Reporting Frequency in Days
1
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025