Clinical Guidelines for Rehabilitation

Identifying Attributes

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

Defining Attributes

Definition

Evidence-based guidelines, also called clinical practice guidelines, are systematic recommendations based on the best available scientific knowledge that guide the decisions of both professionals and patients regarding the most effective, appropriate and efficient health interventions for addressing a particular health-related problem, given specific circumstances. These guides should be endorsed by national/state health and/or clinical governance/ leadership institutions, so they are appropriate to the country context.

Numerator

Total number of clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitation endorsed by the national/state health and/ or clinical governance/leadership institutions.

Denominator
Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Method of measurement: Data from Ministry of Health or national professional bodies. Preferred data sources: National data from Ministry of Health.

Frequency of Data Collection
Every 2 years
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
730
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
23 July 2025