Rehabilitation Delivered in the Community

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
Equity
Domain
Accessibility

Defining Attributes

Definition

Rehabilitation in the community is the delivery of rehabilitation interventions in community settings, such as homes, community centres, schools and other locations. Definitions of "community" should reflect how and where rehabilitation is delivered in that country. For example, it could include community outreach therapy posts, mobile clinics, or nongovernmental organisations contracted by government to deliver rehabilitation in communities. These measures are used as tracer criteria for availability of rehabilitation services.

Numerator

Varies, but may include: • Number of districts covered by community outreach rehabilitation personnel • Number of districts where rehabilitation mobile clinics are regularly held. This may then require a set time period, for example over a 12 month period. It is also possible to count the number of districts in which home visits occur. However, the risk of onerous data collection should be avoided.

Denominator

Total number of districts.

Exclusions

Total number of districts.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Method of measurement: Number of districts which rehabilitation is being delivered in the community/total number of districts) x 100. Preferred data sources: Ministry of Health Administrative databases.

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