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Patient—intention of treatment, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termIntention of treatment
METEOR identifier:Help on this term448134
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 13/11/2014
  • WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015
Definition:Help on this termThe reason treatment is provided to a patient, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Patient—intention of treatment

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Prophylactic
2Curative
3Palliative
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
9Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 1     Prophylactic

This code is used for treatment to prevent the occurrence or spread of disease.

CODE 2     Curative

This code is used when treatment is given for control of the disease.

CODE 3     Palliative

This code is used when treatment is given primarily for the purpose of pain control. Other benefits of the treatment are considered secondary contributions to quality of life.

CODE 9     Not stated/inadequately described

This code is used when treatment was administered and the intention was not stated or was inadequately described. This code is not intended for use in primary data collection but can be assigned for reporting purposes where there is missing data.

Data element attributes

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Patient—intention of treatment, code N
  • Health, Standard 13/11/2014
See also Person with cancer—intention of treatment, code AAA
  • WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015
See also Person with cancer—intention of treatment, code AAA
  • WA Health, Standard 01/06/2017
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Lung cancer (clinical) DSS
Health, Superseded 14/05/2015

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

This item should be collected in relation to the initial course of treatment for cancer.

Radiotherapy waiting times DSS 2012-13
Health, Superseded 13/11/2013

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2012

Implementation end date: 30/06/2013

Conditional obligation:

This item must be completed if Patient—radiotherapy start date, DDMMYYYY exists.

DSS specific information:

This data element records the intention of treatment for the course of radiotherapy.

Assigning the intention of treatment is a clinical decision by the radiation oncologist.

Individual service providers may use various more detailed sub-categories of intention of treatment, these sub-categories should be mapped to one of the categories in this data element.

If the intention of a course of radiotherapy treatment changes during the planning or delivery of a course of radiotherapy treatment, the new intention of treatment should be reported, not the original intent of treatment. Separate courses delivered to a patient may have different intentions of treatment.

WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14
WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has:

  • Synonymous name: PER_INTENTION_TREAT
  • Short name: Patient intention of treatment.

WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15
WA Health, Standard 24/04/2015

DSS specific attributes +

DSS specific information:

In the NAPAAWL DC this data item has:

  • Synonymous name: PER_INTENTION_TREAT
  • Short name: Patient intention of treatment.

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