Experiencing Worsened Pain in Long-Term Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of residents whose pain worsened since the prior assessment.
Numerator
Residents with greater pain on their target assessment compared with their prior assessment.
Denominator
All residents (must have assessment in previous quarter).
Exclusions
Residents who had the highest pain scale score on prior assessment.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Individual covariates: Full Personal Severity Index (PSI), Personal Severity Index (PSI) Subset 1 Diagnoses, Age younger than 65.
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data availability 2017-21. Resident Assessment Instrument–Minimum Data Set 2.0 (RAI-MDS 2.0) and submitted to the Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS), or using the interRAI Long-Term Care Facilities (interRAI LTCF) assessment and submitted to the Integrated interRAI Reporting System (IRRS).
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Publicly reported, annually, at zone and overall province level. Compared to national level and reporting of QI over time.