Quality Measures Database

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Process
	Acceptability
	Accessibility
	Appropriateness
	Competence
	Continuity
	Effectiveness
	Efficiency
	Safety
	Comprehensiveness
	Patient-Centeredness
	Legal

Outcome
	Health Conditions
	Human Function
	Well-Being
	Deaths
	Service Outputs
	Satisfaction
	Impact on Society

Structure
	Physical Infrastructure
	Personnel Management
	Information Management
	Financial Management
	Quality and Safety

Non-Medical Determinants of Health
	Health Behaviors
	Living and Working Conditions
	Personal Resources
	Environmental Factors
	Health Literacy

Equity
	Equity

Specific Conditions
	Comorbid Conditions
	Chronic Conditions
	Acute Conditions
	Substance Abuse
	Anxiety Disorders
	Somatoform Disorders
	Sleep Disorders
	Eating Disorders
	Personality Disorders
	Mood Disorders
	Psychosis
	Impulse Control Disorders
	Elderly
	Reproductive Mental Health Disorders

Special Groups
	Ethnic / Cultural Minorities
	People Who Live in Rural Areas
	People with a Family History of a Mental Health Condition
	Social Service Welfare Recipients
	Homeless or Itinerant
	Unemployed
	Aboriginal
	Seniors in Facilities
	Recent Refugees
	Immigrants
	Residents of Correctional Institutions
	Inner City Residents
	Speakers of English as a Second Language

Age Groups
	Elderly
	Adult
	Youth
	Children
	Children

Gender Groups
	Women
	Men
	Gender Identities Other Than Men or Women

Interventions
	Medication
	Psychotherapy
	Peer Support
	Prevention
	Other Somatic Treatments
	Early Detection
	Health Promotion
	Family Involvement
	Group Treatment
	Self-Management Support
	Rehabilitation
	Physical Health Intervention

Clinical Setting
	Shared Care
	Emergency Services
	School-based Mental Health Services
	Work-based Mental Health Services
	Outreach Services
	Solo Practitioner
	Group Family Practitioner
	Community Health Care Centre
	Walk in Clinics

Level of Evidence

	I	Consistently higher quality studies specifically focused on primary mental health care.
	II	Less rigorous studies specifically focused on primary mental health care or extrapolated from higher quality studies from secondary mental health care.
	III	Preliminary research evidence only or evidence based on consensus opinion only.
	IV	Evidence based on individual expert opinion.
	V	Validated scale: Research has been conducted to determine it has at least some properties associated with a high quality scale
	VI	Non-validated scale: Research regarding the quality of the scale has not been conducted.

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Social Support Scale

Overall Rank: 108

Level of perceived social support reported by population aged 12 and over, defined as having emotional or informational support when an individual needs someone to listen or to confide in (data source: Statistics Canada survey).

Domain : Personal Resources

Characteristics of personal life, such as social support, life stress and school readiness, related to health.

Rationale

see ref

Primary Reference

Healthy Canadians: A Federal Report on Comparable Health Indicators 2004. Canadian Institute for Health Information

Level of Evidence

III: Preliminary research evidence only or evidence based on consensus opinion only.

Summarized Comments

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* As a measure-I'd like this for my service population to compare to the Statistics Canada data for my area.
* This is beyond primary care control.
A lack of self-esteem is a huge issue for SMI and has implications for premature death, chronic depression etc. While the subjective perception of social support may not be accurate to providers, what is important is what patient believes to be true. Para

Variation in Results

Ratings-based Rank

Relevance	90
Actionability	126
Overall Importance	99

Stakeholder Rank

Academics	118
Clinicians	104
Consumers	88
Decision Makers	109

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Special Group Rank

First Nations	110
Rural Areas	96
Federal Stakeholders	116

Regional Rank

BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS	PE	NL	YT	NT	NU
117	124	60	106	108	87	54	69	75	146	153	121	135

Overall Rank

108

SW07a (B1603)

Distribution of Survey Respondent Ratings

Relevance

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Actionability

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Overall Importance

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3 = can live without
2 = nice to have
1 = indispensable

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