Antianxiety or Hypnotic Drug Use
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Prevalence of antianxiety or hypnotic drug use.
Numerator
Residents using an antianxiety or hypnotic drug.
Denominator
All residents.
Exclusions
Residents with schizophrenia and hallucinations.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
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
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
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
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
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.