Percentage of Hypertensive Patients, Managed by Rural Health Facilities, Having Their Condition Under Control Following World Health Organisation Definition, Disaggregated by Gender

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
Samoa
Publishing Organisation
The World Bank: Samoa Health System Strengthening Program
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Resources

Defining Attributes

Definition
Numerator

Number of hypertensive patients, managed by the district hospitals following standardised disease management protocols, who have their blood pressure under control. The World Health Organisation (WHO) definition will be used to define the blood pressure is under control.

Denominator

Number of hypertensive patients, managed by the district hospitals following standardised disease management protocols.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Gender.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Clinical data.

Frequency of Data Collection
6 monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
182
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

The World Bank, 2019, Program Appraisal document on proposed grant: Samoa Health System Strengthening Program (P164382), page 45 Accessed 15.04.2024

Link to Measurement Tools
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
Yes
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
12 March 2025