Shortness of Breath

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
OECD PaRIS
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Other Clinical

Defining Attributes

Definition

In the past 7 days I have been short of breath (1=Not at all, 2=A little bit, 3=Somewhat, 4=Quite a bit, 5=Very much)

Numerator

Number of responses to each category

Denominator

Number of responses to the question

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

By age, See Modified from OECD PISA-D Main Study Teacher Questionnaire IS - AGE

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Paper/Telephone

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools

PROMIS Item bank v 1.0 - Dyspnea B001

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
23 July 2025