From: Evidence for publicly reported quality indicators in residential long-term care: a systematic review
Indicator theme | US | Canada | New Zealand | Australia | Belgium | Nether-lands | Norway | Sweden | No. of reporting countries |
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Functional ability | |||||||||
 Communication |  |  | x |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
 Cognitive ability |  |  | x |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
 Mobility | x | xa | x |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
 Self-care | x |  | x |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Clinical situations | |||||||||
 Continence |  | xa | x |  |  | x |  | xe | 4 |
 Indwelling catheter | x |  | x |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
 Urinary tract infection | x |  | x |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
 Nosocomial infections |  |  |  |  |  |  | x | xf | 2 |
 Weight loss | x |  | x | xc | x |  |  | xe | 5 |
 Feeding tube |  |  | x |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
 Food preferences |  |  |  |  |  | x |  |  | 1 |
 Nutrition assessment |  |  |  |  |  |  | x |  | 1 |
 Oral health |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | xe | 1 |
 Physical restraints | x | xa | x | xc | x | x |  |  | 6 |
 Fall | x | xa | x | xd | x |  |  | xe | 6 |
 Pain |  | xa | x |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
 Pressure ulcers | x | xa | x | xc | x | x |  | xe | 7 |
Psychosocial aspects | |||||||||
 Signs of depression |  | xa | x |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
 Behaviour change |  | xa | x |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Pharmacotherapy | |||||||||
 Antianxiety or hypnotic medication | x |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
 Antipsychotics | x | xa |  |  |  |  |  | xg | 3 |
 Antibiotics |  |  |  |  |  |  | x | xf | 2 |
 Polypharmacy |  |  |  | xd |  |  |  | xg | 2 |
 Medication review |  |  |  |  |  | x | x |  | 2 |
 Inappropriate medication |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | xf | 1 |
 Medication errors |  |  |  |  | x |  |  |  | 1 |
Health services | |||||||||
 Hospitalisation/emergency ward visit | x | xb |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
 Medical/dental examination, medical treatment hours |  |  |  |  |  |  | x |  | 1 |
 Influenza/ pneumococcal vaccination | x |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
 Advance care plan |  |  |  |  | x | x |  |  | 2 |
 Death in nursing home |  |  |  |  | x |  |  |  | 1 |