Person—living arrangement, health sector code N
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Living arrangement |
| METEOR identifier: | 299712 |
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| Definition: | Whether a person usually resides alone or with others, as represented by a code. |
| Context: | Client support needs and clinical setting. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—living arrangement |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||
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| Collection methods: | This item does not seek to describe the quality of the arrangements but merely the fact of the arrangement. It is recognised that this item may change on a number of occasions during the course of an episode of care. | ||||||
| Comments: | Whether or not a person lives alone is a significant determinant of risk. Living alone may preclude certain treatment approaches (e.g. home dialysis for end-stage renal disease). Social isolation has also been shown to have a negative impact on prognosis in males with known coronary artery disease with several studies suggesting increased mortality rates in those living alone or with no confidant. | ||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Cardiovascular Data Working Group | ||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Supersedes  Living arrangement, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.0 KB) No registration status | ||||||
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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