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Table 3 PAC Individual Quality Indicators AND Their Covariates

From: Developing quality indicators for in-patient post-acute care

PAC-Individual quality indicators

Covariates

Early-Loss ADL

Use of a mobility device, bladder continence, bowel continence, Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS), unsteady gait, walk in room, eating, toilet use

Mid-Loss ADL

CPS, unsteady gait, eating, personal hygiene

Late-Loss ADL

Mobility device use, bladder continence, CPS, unsteady gait, walk in room, personal hygiene,

ADL Long Form

Bladder continence, bowel continence, CPS, unsteady gait

Walking

Bladder continence, bowel continence, CPS, pressure ulcer, plegia (hemiplegia, paraplegia, tetraplegia)

Indwelling Catheter Use

Patient severity index, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), CPS, pressure ulcer, transfer, toilet use, walk in room, personal hygiene, paralysis

Falls

CPS, behavior, transfer, hip fracture

Pain

CPS, bed mobility, hip fracture, stroke

Mood

Age, CPS, behavior

Pressure Ulcer

Congestive heart failure, transfer, walk in room, locomotion on unit, eating, paralysis, stroke

Unsteady Gait

Bowel continence, transfer, walk in room, dressing, eating, personal hygiene

Shortness of Breath

CPS, swallowing problem, transfer, locomotion on unit, hip fracture, stroke

Delirium

CPS, behavior, swallowing problem, eating, personal hygiene,

Discharged to Community

Mobility device use, bladder continence, congestive heart failure, CPS, unsteady gait, walk in room, personal hygiene, walk in room, stroke

Discharge to Hospital

Mobility device use, bladder continence, congestive heart failure, CPS, unsteady gait, personal hygiene, walk in room, stroke