Average Days per Week of Direct Task Specific Therapy Provided by the Interdisciplinary Stroke Team

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada: Canadian Stroke Best Practices
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Accessibility

Defining Attributes

Definition
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

A data entry process will need to be established to capture the information from the outcome tools such as the Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (e.g., ARAT or WMFT). FIM® Instrument data is available in the National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS) database at the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) for participating organisations. Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Management of the Upper Extremity Following Stroke. In: Rehabilitation and Recovery following Stroke [Internet]. 6th ed. 2019. Accessed May 2023. Available from: www.strokebestpractices.ca/recommendations/stroke-rehabilitation/management-of-the-upper-extremity-following-stroke.

Link to Measurement Tools

Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network (Not available)

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