Patients Who Commence Cardiac Rehabilitation Have an Initial and Re-Assessment to Determine Health-Related Quality of Life Change
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) who are assessed for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at initial and reassessment.
Numerator
Number of patients enrolled in a CR program who were assessed for HRQoL at initial and re-assessment.
Denominator
Number of patients enrolled in a CR program.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
To collect this information a number of data elements need to be collected at two time points – pre and post-CR. Individual data elements required to be collected • Ref 22 Health-related quality of life • Ref 31 Re-assessment of health-related quality of life. This variable will be reported as a percentage. (Numerator/Denominator) * 100.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Via National Cardiac Rehabilitation Quality Indicator spreadsheet June 2021 but The National Cardiac Rehabilitation Measurement Taskforce is NOT collecting or collating this information. Services are required to collect and securely save their own data.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA), National Heart Foundation of Australia. National Cardiac Rehabilitation Quality Indicators: Data Dictionary. Accessed August 3, 2023:[32 p.]. Available from: www.acra.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Cardiac-Rehabilitation-Quality-Indicators-Data-Dictionary_June-2021.pdf.