Inpatient Primary Health Care, Periods of Care for Those Aged 85 and Over per 1000 Persons of Same Age

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Hospitalisations

Defining Attributes

Definition

The indicator gives the number of periods of care during the year for those aged 85 and over who have received hospital care in primary health care per 1000 persons of same age. Population figures refer to mean population. The indicator covers hospital care in the public sector (municipalities, joint municipal boards and the state), as well as in private sector hospitals. It covers municipal health-centre wards led by general practitioners and GP-level inpatient care acquired by municipalities/joint municipal boards from elsewhere.

Numerator

Total number of care days during the year for individuals aged 85+ who have received hospital care in primary health care

Denominator

Mean (mid-year) population of individuals aged 85+, per 1,000.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Sex (male female, combined); Municipality, sub-region, region, the well-being services county, hospital district, area for the regional state administrative agency, major region, university hospital special responsibility area, Mainland Finland/Åland, whole country

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Primary health care (THL)

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source
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
23 July 2025