Adequate Support After Death

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 supported by the professional carers immediately after the death of your relative? Was there a farewell- or staff appraisal interview that looked back on the care and treatment that was provided? Were the possibilities of after-care pointed out to you after the death of your relative?

Numerator

Number of family carers who felt they had adequate support after the patient's death (inclusive evaluation meeting) and were informed of the possibilities of after-care.

Denominator

Total number of family carers for whom this indicator was measured.

Exclusions

None

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