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.

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 (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Number of respondents who reported having 1 or 2 or more of the listed conditions: anxiety disorder, arthritis, asthma, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and mood disorder.

Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

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

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized

Age standardized

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 Summary

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