Indicator Metadata

Percentage of Residents Whose Mood From Symptoms of Depression Worsened

This indicator examines the percentage of residents whose mood from symptoms of depression worsened. It is calculated by dividing the number of residents whose mood from symptoms of depression worsened by the number of all residents (excluding comatose residents) with valid assessments whose depression symptoms could worsen within the applicable time period.

Unit of Analysis: Resident

Place of service

Percentage or proportion

The following covariates are used in risk adjustment:
Individual covariates: Age younger than 65

Facility-level stratification: Case Mix Index (CMI)

Stratification, direct standardization, indirect standardization
Standard Population:
3,000 facilities in 6 U.S. states and 92 residential care facilities and continuing care hospitals in Ontario and Nova Scotia

Description:
Residents with valid assessments

As this is an incidence indicator, the resident must also have had an assessment in the previous quarter, with 45 to 165 days between the target and prior assessments. If multiple assessments in the previous quarter meet the time period criteria, the latest assessment is selected as the prior assessment.

The DRS ranges from 0 to 14, with higher values indicating the resident has more numerous and/or frequent symptoms from the following list of data elements used to calculate it:

– Resident Makes Negative Statements (E1a)

– Persistent Anger With Self/Others (E1d)

– Expression of Unrealistic Fears (E1f )

– Repetitive Health Complaints (E1h)

– Repetitive Anxious Complaints/Concerns (E1i)

– Sad/Pained/Worried Facial Expressions (E1l)

– Crying/Tearfulness (E1m)
Inclusions:
1. Residents with valid assessments. To be considered valid, the target assessment must

a. Be the latest assessment in the quarter

b. Be carried out more than 92 days after the Admission Date

c. Not be an Admission Full Assessment
Exclusions:
1. Residents whose depression symptoms could not worsen (had a maximum DRS score of 14 on prior assessment)

2. Residents who were comatose (B1 = 1)

Description:
Residents with a higher DRS score on their target assessment than on their prior assessment

As this is an incidence indicator, the resident must also have had an assessment in the previous quarter, with 45 to 165 days between the target and prior assessments. If multiple assessments in the previous quarter meet the time period criteria, the latest assessment is selected as the prior assessment.
Inclusions:
1. Residents with valid assessments. To be considered valid, the target assessment must

a. Be the latest assessment in the quarter

b. Be carried out more than 92 days after the Admission Date

c. Not be an Admission Full Assessment

2. Residents with a higher DRS score on their target assessment than on their prior assessment
Exclusions:
1. Residents who had a maximum DRS score (14) on their prior assessment

2. Residents who were comatose (B1 = 1)

CCRS quality indicators were developed by interRAI (www.interrai.org), an international research network, to provide organizations with measures of quality across key domains, including physical and cognitive function, safety and quality of life. Each indicator is adjusted for resident characteristics that are related to the outcome and independent of quality of care. The indicators can be used by quality leaders to drive continuous improvement efforts. They are also used to communicate with key stakeholders through report cards and accountability agreements.

Lower is better. It means that a lower percentage of residents had symptoms of depression that worsened.

Health System Outcomes: Improve health status of Canadians

Living With Illness, Disability or Reduced Function

CIHI: None

Health Quality Ontario (external): 13% for long-term care

Canadian Institute for Health Information. CCRS Quality Indictors Risk Adjustment Methodology. Ottawa, ON: CIHI; 2013.

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CCRS

Type of Year:
Fiscal
First Available Year:
2010
Last Available Year:
2015

Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon

Province/Territory, Region, Facility, Corporation, Sector (residential and hospital-based continuing care)

Every year

Web Tool:
Your Health System: In Depth
URL:
Accessing Indicator Results on Your Health System: In Depth

Not applicable

Users should be cautious when interpreting results from the Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS) because the CCRS frame does not currently contain all facilities in all provinces and territories that make up the CCRS population of interest; thus the population covered by CCRS may not be representative of all continuing care facilities across Canada.

Coverage is incomplete in the following jurisdictions:

– Manitoba (includes all facilities in Winnipeg Regional Health Authority only)
– New Brunswick
– Nova Scotia

Indicators are risk-adjusted to control for potential confounding factors.

Since 2003, the number of facilities and jurisdictions submitting to CCRS has been increasing. With the addition of new jurisdictions, it is possible that differences in care practices may affect indicator rates; however, changes to the underlying population would be controlled for using risk adjustment. There is also evidence to suggest that trending and use of data from the entire time series is not an issue and that data quality is consistent over time (Hirdes et al., 2013).

The CCRS quality indicators use 4 rolling quarters of data for calculations in order to have a sufficient number of assessments for risk adjustment. Since residents are assessed on a quarterly basis, each resident can contribute to the indicator up to 4 times.

Data for this indicator is also available in the Quick Stats tool, which includes results for both the residential and hospital-based continuing care sectors: https://www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/ccrs_quick_stats_2015-2016_en-web.xlsx.