Activities of Daily Living

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Korea, Republic of (South)
Publishing Organisation
Korean National Health Insurance Service Nursing Home Evaluation Quality Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Function / Activities of Daily Living

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of residents whose need for help with activities of daily living increased.

Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Survey conducted on a quarterly basis by reviewing residents' charts, nurses' notes, and accident reports by trained nursing home staff.

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Shin JH, Hyun TK. Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care of Nursing Home Residents in Korea. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2015 Nov;47(6):555-64. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12166. Epub 2015 Oct 14. PMID: 26467903. Shin JH. Nursing Staff Characteristics on Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes. J Nurs Res. 2019 Feb;27(1):1-9. doi: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000269. PMID: 30694225; PMCID: PMC6369883.

Technical Specifications
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
No
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
23 July 2025