Proportion of Patients With Cancer Who Had Contact With Specialised Palliative Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of patients with cancer who had contact with specialised palliative care.
Numerator
Number of patients with cancer who had contact with specialised palliative care.
Denominator
Number of deaths from cancer.
Exclusions
Covers specialised palliative care only, therefore patients receiving general palliative care only are not captured.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Patients with cancer versus non-cancer.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
The data sources included the Danish Palliative Care Database, Nordic Cancer Registries and the Register of Causes of Death with data about cause of death. The patients were divided into patients who died from cancer (Nordic Cancer Registries) and patients who died from diseases other than cancer (Register of Causes of Death). Each specialised palliative care unit only enters data about the first contact per patient. Data entry in the Danish Palliative Care Database is mandatory for specialised palliative care (SPC) units.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
The annual reports from the Danish Palliative Care Database give the results of the indicators by specialised palliative care unit. Each specialised palliative care unit can follow the development of the indicators by way of monthly digital data which can identify problems at an early stage.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Adsersen, M., Hansen, M. B., Neergaard, M. A., Sjøgren, P., Guldin, M. B., & Groenvold, M. (2024). The first decade of the Danish Palliative Care Database: improvements and ongoing challenges in the quality and use of specialised palliative care. Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden), 63, 259–266. DOI: 10.2340/1651-226X.2024.28517
Technical Specifications
Adsersen, M., Hansen, M. B., Neergaard, M. A., Sjøgren, P., Guldin, M. B., & Groenvold, M. (2024). The first decade of the Danish Palliative Care Database: improvements and ongoing challenges in the quality and use of specialised palliative care. Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden), 63, 259–266. DOI: 10.2340/1651-226X.2024.28516