Behavioural Symptoms Affecting Others (Inappropriate Behaviour)

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Iceland
Publishing Organisation
Icelandic Minimum Data Set Quality Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Behavioural Symptoms

Defining Attributes

Definition

Prevalence of residents with behavioural symptoms affecting others (inappropriate behaviour).

Numerator

Residents with behavioural symptoms affecting others (inappropriate behaviour), including any verbally abusive behaviour, physically abusive behaviour.

Denominator

All residents.

Exclusions

Comatose residents.

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

RUG Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Performance Scale, Long-term memory problem, Age less than 65.

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Inter RAI 2.01. 160 days. Data are stored in a central MDS database by the Icelandic Ministry of Welfare.

Frequency of Data Collection
160 days
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
160
Reporting Methods

Publicly reported, three times a year, through an online interactive dashboard (in Icelandic), by region and LTCF. Upper and lower reference ranges (benchmarks) for QI quality provided.

Reporting Frequency
4 monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
121
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

island.is/en/quality-indicators Hjaltado I, Ekwall AK, Nyberg P, Hallberg IR. Quality of care in Icelandic nursing homes measured with Minimum Data Set quality indicators: Retrospective analysis of nursing home data over 7 years. Int J Nursing Studies. 2012;49:1342–1353. Hjaltadóttir I, Hallberg IR, Ekwall AK. Thresholds for Minimum Data Set Quality Indicators Developed and Applied in Icelandic Nursing Homes. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27(3):266-276. Olafsson S, European Social Policy Network (ESPN). 2018. ESPN Thematic Report on Challenges in Long-Term Care. Iceland. European Commission.

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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025