Weight Loss
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of residents with weight loss of 5% or more in the last 30 days or of 10% or more in the last 180 days.
Numerator
Residents with a weight loss of 5% or more in the last 30 days or 10% or more in the last 180 days.
Denominator
All residents, excluding those with a life expectancy estimated by the staff as lower than 6 months or residents who were last assessed at admission to the nursing home.
Exclusions
Residents with: Life expectancy under 6 months, last assessment at admission.
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.