Person—dementia diagnosis status, code N
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Dementia diagnosis status |
| METEOR identifier: | 737883 |
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| Definition: | Whether a person has been diagnosed with dementia, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—dementia diagnosis status |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||
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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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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||
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