Proportion of Those Who Had Access to Examinations and Treatment Without Undue Delay During Their Most Recent Health Care Visit (%), Medium-Level Education (From 2020)

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
Person-Centredness
Domain
Consumer Experience

Defining Attributes

Definition

The indicator shows the percentage of health service users aged 20 or over who felt they were examined without undue delay. Those aged 20 or over with an average level of education are examined. The relative level of education has been calculated for each decade of age based on the years of education indicated by the respondents to the FinSote study. Based on the question: "The following questions concern access to treatment during your most recent appointment, mentioned above", presented below as, for instance "Were you examined without undue delay?

Numerator

Number of responses using option (1) from those aged 20 or over with a relatively medium level of education.

Denominator

Total number of responses from those aged 20 and over with a relatively high level of education.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Municipality, region, the well-being services county, whole country

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Healthy Finland Survey (THL)

Frequency of Data Collection
Every 2 years
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
730
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Every 2 years
Reporting Frequency in Days
730
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