Table 3 Prevalence rates for the seven quality indicators by geographic region
Quality indicator | Geographic region | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Range a | |
n = 599 | n = 1635 | n = 758 | n = 1821 | n = 349 | n = 578 | n = 599 | n = 1780 | n = 1561 | n = 929 | n = 1228 | n = 1175 | n = 907 | n = 353 |  | |
Prevalence rate (%) | |||||||||||||||
Falls (unadjusted) | 57.1 | 47.6 | 50.3 | 51.1 | 48.7 | 52.3 | 41.7 | 40.5 | 52.4 | 48.3 | 47.8 | 48.1 | 50.3 | 49.6 | 16.6 |
Intense or disruptive Daily Pain | 41.9 | 44.9 | 42.9 | 47.6 | 46 | 49.5 | 48.8 | 47.4 | 45.8 | 49.5 | 45.9 | 47 | 45.8 | 52.1 | 10.2 |
Caregiver Distress | 39.9 | 34.8 | 45.2 | 40.7 | 39.2 | 35.7 | 40 | 39.8 | 46.5 | 37.3 | 47.1 | 44.5 | 44.2 | 56.3 | 21.5 |
Negative Mood | 21.4 | 28.9 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 32.4 | 25.1 | 30.4 | 33.5 | 29.5 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 22 | 27.9 | 27.2 | 12.1 |
Inadequate mediation to control pain | 17.7 | 24.3 | 21.8 | 23.3 | 25.6 | 28.7 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 23.4 | 22.1 | 24.7 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 27.8 | 8.1 |
Social Isolation | 19.2 | 21.8 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 25 | 16.6 | 24.1 | 20.8 | 23.7 | 19.8 | 29.9 | 27 | 13.7 |
Constipation | 4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 |