Have You Been Involved in Decisions About Your Care and Treatment as Much as You Wanted to Be? Respondents With a Self-Reported Long-Term Mental Health Condition

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality & Safety Commission
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Consumer Experience

Defining Attributes

Definition

This measure provides detail on the percentage of patients with an identified long-term mental health condition who were involved in their care and treatment as much as they wanted to be. (Yes, Yes to some extent, No)

Numerator

The number of patients who were identified as having a long-term mental health condition who answered "Yes" to the survey question.

Denominator

Those who selected anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions a long-term condition (expected to last six months or more) and who answered the survey question.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

By year (2018), Ethnicity (Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, European/other), Age group (15-24, 25-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+), Gender (female, male).

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Aotearoa New Zealand adult primary care patient experience survey.

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods

Atlas of Healthcare Variation website

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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
02 December 2025