Rehabilitation Service Utilisation
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The number of cases accessing rehabilitation services at facility level per 10 000 population, categorised by health condition group (i.e. musculoskeletal disorders, neurologic disorders, mental disorders, sensory impairments, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, cancer), over a reporting period. It includes in- and outpatients and people accessing services through telerehabilitation. This indicator excludes people accessing rehabilitation through outreach programmes; these are counted through the "Rehabilitation outreach uptake" indicator (Expanded indicator 21).
Numerator
Number of cases that receive rehabilitation services at facility level.
Denominator
Total population based on estimates from the World Bank or national office for statistics.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
For numerator: health condition group, sex, age group, facility type (administrative level of care, public/private), in- and outpatient, geographic region. For denominator: geographic region.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Preferred data source: RHIS. Other possible data sources and related links: Rehabilitation service records, ministry of health administrative data source or national body charged with reporting on rehabilitation including service provision outside ministry of health HMIS (such as ministry of social affairs and other concerned ministries and private facilities).
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
Link to Measurement Tools
Routine Health Information Systems (WHO standard facility indicator "Rehabilitation service utilization")