National Health Performance Authority: Healthy Communities: Percentage of GP management occasions in which psychotropics were prescribed in the management of depression or anxiety 2009-2013
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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| Indicator type: | Indicator |
| Short name: | Percentage of GP consultations in which psychotropics were prescribed in the management of depression or anxiety 2009-2013 |
| METEOR identifier: | 593772 |
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| Description: | Results are measured as the percentage of occasions managing depression or anxiety in which a psychotropic (antidepressant, antipsychotic or sedative) was prescribed. |
| Indicator set: | National Health Performance Authority: Healthy Communities: 2011– National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Computation description: | Customised analysis of BEACH data prepared for the National Health Performance Authority by the Family Medicine Research Centre, The University of Sydney, 2009-2013. |
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| Computation: | 100 X (numerator/denominator) |
| Numerator: | The number of depression or anxiety contacts managed with a psychotropic medication. Psychotropic medications were defined as ATC codes N05 and N06. |
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| Denominator: | The number of depression or anxiety contacts during the data period. Depression was defined using ICPC-2 code 76. Anxiety was defined as P01 and P74. |
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| Disaggregation: | By Medicare Local catchment. |
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Representational attributes | |
| Representation class: | Percentage |
| Data type: | Integer |
| Unit of measure: | Service event |
| Format: | NN.N |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
| Framework and dimensions: | PAF-Equity of access PAF-Effectiveness of access |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Steward: | National Health Performance Authority |