Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+ score code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Level of psychiatric symptom severity (HoNOS 65+ score) |
| METEOR identifier: | 640065 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Recorded 04/08/2016 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 19/01/2018 |
| Definition: | An assessment of the severity of a person's psychiatric symptoms, as represented by a HoNOS 65+ score-based code. |
| Context: | Psychiatric symptom severity, persons aged 65 years and over. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity |
| Value Domain: | Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+ score code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
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 | |
| Supplementary values: | 8 | Unknown |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE 8 Unknown This code should be used for Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for elderly people (HoNOS 65+) values that are missing or recorded in the HoNOS 65+ tool as '9 - Unknown'. The HoNOS 65+ is used to rate adult mental health service users. Together, the scales rate various aspects of mental and social health. HoNOS 65+ 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, or 9 for unknown. The twelve scales are as follows:
The sum of the individual scores of each of the scales represents the total HoNOS 65+ score. The total HoNOS 65+ 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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Data element attributes | |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
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| Reference documents: | Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017. Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS). Viewed 18 January 2017, |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes 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 Has been superseded by Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale 65+ score code N Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 06/05/2020 See also Person—level of psychiatric symptom severity, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale score code N Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Activity based funding: Mental health care NBEDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Recorded 04/08/2016 |
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