Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+ score code N
Value Domain Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| METEOR identifier: | 449356 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 28/02/2017 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 19/01/2018 |
| Definition: | A code set representing the severity of psychiatric symptoms of an individual aged 65 years and over. |
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 0 | No problems within the period stated |
| 1 | Minor problem requiring no action | |
| 2 | Mild problem but definitely present | |
| 3 | Moderately severe problem | |
| 4 | Severe to very severe problem | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | The Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for elderly people (HoNOS65+) is used to rate adult mental health service users. Together, the scales rate various aspects of mental and social health. HoNOS65+ is answered on an item-specific anchored 4-point scale with higher scores indicating more problems. Each scale is assigned a value of between 0 and 4. The twelve scales are as follows:
The sum of the individual scores of each of the scales represents the total HoNOS65+ score. The total HoNOS65+ score ranges from 0 to 48, and represents the overall severity of an individual's psychiatric symptoms. |
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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| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+ score code N Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Recorded 04/08/2016 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 06/05/2020 See also Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents score code N Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014 See also Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents score code N Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 See also Health of the Nation Outcome Scale score code N Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014 |
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| Data elements implementing this value domain: | Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+ score code N Health, Superseded 28/02/2017 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 12/11/2015 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 19/01/2018 |