Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living score code N
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| METEOR identifier: | 446314 |
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| Definition: | A code set that represents an individual's need for assistance with four activities of daily living. |
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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 and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | The Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living (RUG-ADL) is a four item scale measuring a person's motor function for activities of daily living including:
For bed mobility, toileting and transfers, valid values are: 1 - Independent or supervision only 3 - Limited physical assistance 4 - Other than two persons physical assist 5 - Two or more person physical assist Note: a score of 2 is not valid.
For eating, valid values are: 1 - Independent or supervision only 2 - Limited assistance 3 - Extensive assistance/total dependence/tube fed Note: a score of 4 or 5 is not valid. Scores are summed for the four ADL variables: bed mobility, toilet use, transfer and eating. A total RUG-ADL scores ranges from a minimum 4 and maximum 18. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
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Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Resource Utilisation Groups–Activities of Daily Living score code N
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| Data elements implementing this value domain: | Person—level of functional independence, Resource Utilisation Groups - Activities of Daily Living score code N
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