Unintentional Weight Loss 10% in 6 Months
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percent of residents in the past six months with unintentional weight loss of 10% or more in 6 months.
Numerator
Number of residents in the past six months with unintentional one had weight loss of 10% or more.
Denominator
Total number of residents with 2 valid weight measurements (baseline and 6 month) during the registration period.
Exclusions
At the time of weighing, the resident is taking acute therapy of diuretics and these treatment lasts for a maximum of 30 days; on a weight-loss diet (low-calorie diet); is assessed as terminal by the doctor and the care team (prognosis three months of life); in too much pain to be weighed. Short stay residents.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data 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).