Rehabilitation Integrated Into Primary Health Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of primary care facilities with a mandate to allocate rehabilitation personnel that has one or more rehabilitation occupational groups. Primary care refers to services delivered by health professionals who act as a first point of consultation. Not all primary care facilities are necessarily counted in the denominator; sometimes only facilities of a certain size, with a medical doctor, or with inpatient capacity are expected to provide rehabilitation with rehabilitation personnel.
Numerator
Number of primary care facilities that has one or more rehabilitation occupational groups.
Denominator
Total number of primary care facilities with a mandate to allocate rehabilitation personnel.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Both numerator and denominator by geographic region.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Preferred data sources: RHIS (WHO standard facility indicator "Rehabilitation personnel density"). Other possible sources: HHFA (WHO HHFA Rehabilitation care readiness indicator 3.6.2.3.1), ministry of health administrative databases.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
World Health Organization (WHO). Rehabilitation indicator menu. 2nd edition. 2023. Accessed September 2023. Available from: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440
Technical Specifications
Rehabilitation indicator menu 2023 2nd edition: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440/ Routine Health Information System (RHIS): www.who.int/publications/m/item/routine-health-information-systems--rehabilitation-toolkit--information-sheet