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Table 4 Quality indicator rates stratified by diagnosis

From: Potential quality indicators for seriously ill home care clients: a cross-sectional analysis using Resident Assessment Instrument for Home Care (RAI-HC) data for Ontario

Quality Indicator

Diagnosis

Cancer (n = 4580)

Congestive Heart Failure (n = 3657)

COPD/Emphysema/ Asthma (n = 3934)

Dementia (n = 4991)

% (n)

Prevalence of Falls (unadjusted)

40.2 (1735)

50.2 (1708)

48.2 (1781)

53.3 (2380)

Prevalence of Disruptive or Intense Daily Pain

51.6 (2363)

52.1 (1904)

50.6 (1990)

39.3 (1962)

Prevalence of Caregiver Distress

32.2 (1476)

41.5 (1519)

41.6 (1636)

52.6 (2623)

Prevalence of Negative Mood

25.9 (1187)

27.0 (986)

28.1 (1106)

23.7 (1185)

Prevalence of Inadequate Medication to Control Pain

23.1 (935)

24.0 (786)

23.7 (829)

17.5 (759)

Prevalence of Social Isolation

26.4 (1207)

28.0 (1023)

29.7 (1167)

20.3 (1015)

Prevalence of Constipation

4.4 (203)

2.8 (103)

3.1 (120)

2.9 (145)