Specialist Homelessness Services disability flag cluster
Data Set Specification Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |||||||||||||||||||||
Metadata item type: | Data Set Specification | ||||||||||||||||||||
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METEOR identifier: | 689072 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Registration status: | Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
DSS type: | Data Element Cluster | ||||||||||||||||||||
Scope: | 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:
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.
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Collection methods: | 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:
‘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.' |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Specialist Homelessness Services disability flag cluster Homelessness, Superseded 10/08/2018 Housing assistance, Standard 01/05/2013 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Specialist Homelessness Services NMDS 2019- Homelessness, Standard 10/08/2018 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. |
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