Physical Restraint, Trunk Fixation or Seating That Prevents the Resident From Rising
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of residents with daily fixation of the trunk or with seating that prevented the resident from rising in the last 7 days.
Numerator
All residents who had daily in the last 7 days: Trunk fixation or Seating that prevents the resident from rising.
Denominator
All long-term residents, excluding those who wanted or agreed to the use of this measure.
Exclusions
Residents capable of judgment who either requested or agreed to the measure.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Risk-adjusted (commenced 2024 report) at the level of LTCF, by specific covariates (e.g., care level, age, gender, cognitive performance scale, depression rating scale) for individual QIs.
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
RAI-Nursing Home is used as the resident assessment instrument from which the QIs are derived.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public reporting, annually, at canton (district) level.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Favez L, Zúñiga F, Sharma N, Blatter C, Simon M. Assessing Nursing Homes Quality Indicators' Between-Provider Variability and Reliability: A Cross-Sectional Study Using ICCs and Rankability. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 10;17(24):9249. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249249.