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Specialist Homelessness Services disability flag cluster

Data Set Specification Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Set Specification
METEOR identifier:Help on this term689072
Registration status:Help on this term

Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018

DSS type:Help on this termData Element Cluster
Scope:Help on this term

The Specialist Homelessness Service disability flag cluster defines information to assess the functional status of a person across a range of life areas.

The cluster collects:

  • Type of everyday activity and participation in life areas the client needs help with, including self-care, mobility and communication.
  • The level of assistance with activities and participation in a life area the client needs.

In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, these data elements are used together to assess the functional status of a person across a range of life areas.

The cluster combines the two data elements: Person—activity and participation life area, disability flag homelessness code N and Person—need for assistance with activities in a life area, disability flag homelessness code N. The following matrix is completed.

 

 

Always/ sometimes need help and/or supervision

Have difficulty, but don't need help/supervision

Don't have difficulty, but use aids/equipment

Have no difficulty

Self-care

 

 

 

 

Mobility

 

 

 

 

Communication

 

 

 

 

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:Help on this term

It is expected that the data elements in this cluster will be used to collect information from the individual being assessed, or a proxy/carer or service worker answering on their behalf. The responses are phrased in answer to the question 'For each of the following activities, do you need help/supervision, have difficulty, or use aids/equipment?

For each activity and participation in life areas, one of the following responses should be selected:

  • always/sometimes need help and/or supervision
  • have difficulty, but don’t need help/supervision
  • don’t have difficulty, but use aids/equipment, or
  • have no difficulty.

‘Have no difficulty’ should be selected for young children who do not have a long-term condition or disability, who need help/supervision because of their young age.

Also required is the following preamble to the question:

'The next question is about whether a long-term health condition or disability restricts your everyday activities. A long-term health condition is one that has lasted, or is expected to last, 6 months or more. Examples of long-term health conditions that might restrict your everyday activities include severe asthma, epilepsy, hearing loss, arthritis, depression, autism, kidney disease, chronic pain, speech impairment, stroke.'

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Specialist Homelessness Services disability flag cluster

        Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018

        Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2019-

        Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018

DSS specific attributes +
Conditional obligation:

 In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this item is only asked of clients.

DSS specific information:

 In the Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS, this data element is collected at presentation.


Metadata items in this Data Set Specification Help on this term

Seq No.Help on this termMetadata itemHelp on this termObligationHelp on this termMax occursHelp on this term
-Person—activity and participation life area, disability flag homelessness code NMandatory1
-Person—need for assistance with activities in a life area, disability flag homelessness code NMandatory1

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