Positive Response to End of Life Care Request
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Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Indicate about which of the following treatment decisions your relative asked the doctor or another professional carer a question. Discontinuing a life-prolonging treatment Increasing pain medication with a potentially life-shortening effect Administering medication with the intention of rendering your relative unconscious (palliative sedation) Administering life-ending drugs on your relative's own explicit request (euthanasia) None of the above decisions Did the professional carers take each of these questions about a treatment decision seriously?
Numerator
Number of patients who got a positive response to (all) their request(s) for a treatment or an end-of-life decision
Denominator
Number of patients who requested a treatment or an end-of-life decision
Exclusions
Patients who did not request a treatment of an end of life decision
Use of Risk Adjustment
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.
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None
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