chronic-conditions - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Percentage of self-reported chronic conditions (Retired)

Alternate Name

Percentage of the population aged 12 and older who report having 1 chronic condition and 2 or more chronic conditions

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator measures the percentage of people aged 12 and older who reported having 1 or 2 or more chronic conditions including anxiety disorder, arthritis, asthma, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and mood disorder. A lower percentage is better.

Indicator Status

Retired

HQO Reporting tool/product

Public reporting

Dimension

Effective

Type

Outcome

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

Numerator divided by the denominator times 100

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Number of respondents who reported having 1 or 2 or more of the listed conditions:

Survey questions used for this indicator:

- CCC_Q290: Do you have an anxiety disorder such as a phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder or a panic disorder?

-CCC_Q051 Do you have arthritis, excluding fibromyalgia?

-CCC_Q031 Do you have asthma?

-CCC_Q091 Do you have chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD?

-CCC_Q101 Do you have diabetes?

-CCC_Q121 Do you have heart disease?

-CCC_Q071 Do you have high blood pressure?

-CCC_Q280 Do you have a mood disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia?

Response options:

- 1: Yes

- 2: No;

- 6: Not applicable

-7: don’t know;

- 8: RF;

- 9: DK

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Number of respondents who responded to the survey questions on chronic conditions.

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- detailed

Direct age-adjusted to 2011 Canada Census population ager 12 an older.

Age groups are: 12-17, 18–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, 70+

Data Source

Canadian Community Heath Survey (CCHS)

Data provided to HQO by

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)

Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)

Education, Province, Region, Rurality, Time

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

The chronic conditions included in this indicator are not an exhaustive list; therefore, the rate of chronic conditions reported in this indicator may be an underestimation of the true prevalence of chronic conditions in the population. The list was developed in consultation with three physicians in an effort to identify conditions that are amenable to care and may indicate equity issues In addition, this survey excludes individuals living on Indian Reserves and on Crown Lands, institutional residents, full-time members of the Canadian Forces, and residents of certain remote regions, which will affect the representativeness of the sample and underestimation of the true rates. Altogether, these exclusions represent <3% of the target population.

Comments Detailed

Education stratification analysis is restricted to 25 and older. Sampling weights are used for calculating all estimates