Table 1 Definitions of the national quality indicators for nursing homes in Switzerland
Quality Indicators | Definition |
|---|---|
Physical restraint | (1) Percentage of residents with daily fixation of the trunk or with seating that prevented the resident from rising in the last 7 days (2) Percentage of residents with daily use of bedrails or other devices on all open sides of the bed that did not allow the resident to leave the bed independently in the last 7 days |
Weight loss | (3) Percentage of residents with weight loss of 5 % or more in the last 30 days or of 10 % or more in the last 180 days |
Pain | (4) Self-reported pain: Percentage of residents with daily moderate or higher pain intensity or residents with nondaily very strong pain intensity in the last 7 days (5) Observed pain: Percentage of residents who showed daily moderate or higher pain intensity or residents who showed nondaily very strong pain intensity in the last 7 days |
Polypharmacy | (6) Percentage of residents who took 9 or more active ingredients in the last 7 days |