Rehabilitation Research

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
World Health Organization
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): Rehabilitation Indicator Menu
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Governance

Defining Attributes

Definition

Countries should select – and adapt, if required – one or more of the following definitions depending on which is best suited to their situation. • Rehabilitation is listed as a research priority by national research funding bodies • The total funds available for rehabilitation research annually in the country • The total number of rehabilitation research projects occurring annually in the country

Numerator

One or more of: • Yes/No, rehabilitation is listed as a research priority by national research funding bodies • The total funds available for rehabilitation research annually in the country • The total number of rehabilitation research projects occurring annually in the country

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is the health system and research bodies (inferred).

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

The total funds available for rehabilitation research could use total health research funds as the denominator; the measure becomes the proportion of total research funds specifically allocated to rehabilitation.

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Method of measurement: Data from Ministry of Health, research bodies. Preferred data sources: National from Ministry of Health.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Not applicable

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

World Health Organization (WHO). Rehabilitation indicator menu: a tool accompanying the Framework for Rehabilitation Monitoring and Evaluation (FRAME). 2019. Accessed December 2022. Available from: apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330955. World Health Organization (WHO). Guidance on the analysis and use of routine health information systems: rehabilitation module. 2022. Accessed December 2022. Available from: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240050242.

Technical Specifications

Rehabilitation indicator menu 2019: apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330955. Guidance on the analysis and use of routine health information systems:rehabilitation module 2022: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240050242

Link to Measurement Tools

Rehabilitation Indicator Menu tool for Rehabilitation Monitoring and Evaluation (FRAME) to enable countries to adopt core indicators & select and adopt relevant expanded indicators. (Not Applicable)

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
02 December 2025