Worsening Pain
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Quality Indicators in Aged Residential Care (National interRAI Quality Indicators - LTCF)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Pain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percent of residents with worsening pain.
Numerator
Pain score has worsened.
Denominator
All residents.
Exclusions
Previous Pain score daily severe pain.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Resthome care, dementia, hospital care, and psychogeriatric care.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Inter-RAI-LTCF. 90 days. Minimum of two assessments needed >90 days and less than 300 days apart, with latest assessment occurring in the reporting quarter. Resident in same facility.
Frequency of Data Collection
90 days
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
90
Reporting Methods
Publicly reported, quarterly, online using interactive dashboard by; all care levels, LTCF care level, dementia level of care, hospital level of care and psychogeriatric level of care. Reported also at district health board region, provider and LTCF level, to allow benchmarking against national average and prior quarter reporting.
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
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
12 March 2025
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Date Modified 12 March 2025