Adequate Assistance With the Care Process
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Palliative Care
Country
Belgium
Publishing Organisation
Quality Indicators for Palliative Care (Q-PAC)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Social Aspects of Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Did you feel that the professional carers gave you all the help and support you needed to care for your relative?
Numerator
Number of family carers who were given as much assistance as necessary with the care process.
Denominator
Total number of family carers who needed assistance with the care process.
Exclusions
Family carers who indicated they didn't need assistance in the care process.
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
Technical Specifications
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
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Date Modified 12 March 2025