Physical Freedom Restriction (Belt During the Day)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Measuring the use of physical restraint measures per resident (belt in seat and/or bed) during the day.
Numerator
Number of residents at any time during the day (from time resident gets up until resident goes to sleep) who had a belt used in the seat and/or used in bed.
Denominator
Total number of residents who attended all three days in the residential care centre during the three-day count.
Exclusions
Short stay residents
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data collected every 6 months and submitted online to a government portal for QI calculation.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Publicly reported online annually at individual facility level (zorgkwaliteit.be/woonzorgcentra), overall Belgium population, province and size of facility. Trends over time (2018-2022) (zorgkwaliteit.be/sites/default/files/imports/Publieksrapport2022_Appendix.pdf).