Proportion of Patients Treated With Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care Facility
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Sweden
Publishing Organisation
Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Interventions to Promote Cognition, Independence and Wellbeing
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of patients treated with antipsychotics in LTCF
Numerator
Number of patients treated with antipsychotics in LTCF
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
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
Evidence Source
Religa, D. et al. Svedem, the Swedish dementia registry – A tool for improving the quality of diagnostics, treatment and care of dementia patients in clinical practice. PLOS ONE 10, e0116538 (2015).
Technical Specifications
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
No
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
Yes
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025