Person—dementia diagnosis status, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Dementia diagnosis status |
| METEOR identifier: | 737883 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 05/10/2022 |
| Definition: | Whether a person has been diagnosed with dementia, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—dementia diagnosis status |
| Value Domain: | Dementia clinical diagnosis status 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: | 1 | Diagnosed with dementia |
| 2 | Not diagnosed with dementia | |
| 3 | Not assessed | |
| Supplementary values: | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Diagnosed with dementia Record if a person is reported to have a confirmed diagnosis of dementia (including Alzheimer's disease) after clinical assessment.
CODE 2 Not diagnosed with dementia Record if a person, after clinical assessment, is reported to not have a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of dementia.
CODE 3 Not assessed Record if a person has not been assessed for dementia in a clinical setting.
CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is for use where information is insufficient to assign CODE 1 - CODE 3, or the information is unclear or unavailable. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element attributes | |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Relational attributes | |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Dementia NBPDS Health, Standard 05/10/2022 |