Indigenous primary health care: PI16a-Number of regular clients whose alcohol consumption status has been recorded, 2020–2021

Number of regular clients who are Indigenous, aged 15 and over and who have had their alcohol consumption status recorded at the primary health-care service within the previous 24 months.

It is important to collect information on alcohol consumption because excessive consumption is associated with health and social problems in all populations, including the Indigenous population.

15 years

Count of regular clients who are Indigenous, aged 15 and over and who have had their alcohol consumption status recorded at the primary health care service within the previous 24 months.

‘Regular client’ refers to a client of an Australian Government Department of Health-funded primary health-care service (that is required to report against the Indigenous primary health care key performance indicators) who has an active medical record; that is, a client who has attended the Department of Health-funded primary health-care service at least 3 times in 2 years.

Alcohol consumption status has been recorded if the health service has either:

a) a record of whether the client consumes alcohol or;

b) a record specifying the amount and frequency of the client's alcohol consumption.

Results arising from measurements conducted outside of the service, that are known by the service, are included in the calculation of this indicator.

Operationalisation of alcohol consumption status:

Where an Indigenous regular client’s alcohol consumption status does not have an assessment date assigned within the Patient Information Record System (PIRS), alcohol consumption status as recorded in the PIRS should be treated as current (i.e. as having been updated within the previous 24 months).

Presented as a number.

Numerator only.

Number of regular clients who are Indigenous, aged 15 and over and who have had their alcohol consumption status recorded at the primary health-care service within the previous 24 months.

1. Sex:
a) Male
b) Female

2. Age group:
a) 15–24 years
b) 25–34 years
c) 35–44 years
d) 45–54 years
e) 55–64 years
f) 65 years and over

This indicator covers a 24 month reporting period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021:

• Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2019–20 covers the period 01/01/2020 to 30/06/2020
• Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2020–21 covers the period 01/07/2020 to 30/06/2021
• Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2021–22 (to be released) will cover the period 01/07/2021 to 31/12/2021.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Government Department of Health

Supersedes Indigenous primary health care: PI16a-Number of regular clients whose alcohol consumption status has been recorded, 2018-2019 Health, Superseded 16/01/2020, Indigenous, Endorsed 17/10/2018

See also Indigenous primary health care: PI16b-Proportion of regular clients whose alcohol consumption status has been recorded, 2020–2021 Health, Standard 16/01/2020, Indigenous, Final 08/08/2019