Symptom Assessment During the Last Week of Life
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Through systematic registration of untreated symptoms (worry, anxiety, constipation or nausea), the staff can become more aware of the patient's need for symptom relief and be able to take measures that can lead to improved quality of life and reduce complications.
Numerator
Patients with the negative outcome (i.e. for whom healthcare staff did not complete the option 'yes' that their other symptoms have been assessed, any disorder noted and such documented during the last week of life).
Denominator
All patients for whom the End-of-Life Questionnaire was completed for the Swedish Register of Palliative Care (SRPC).
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Swedish Register of Palliative Care.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
The development of the Swedish Register of Palliative Care is here:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269216311414758. The description of the Swedish National Board on Health and Welfare national indicators used for quality monitoring are here: www.socialstyrelsen.se/globalassets/sharepoint-dokument/artikelkatalog/nationella-riktlinjer/2018-6-21.pdf