Table 11_1_3-1

2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 11_1_3.1
Long-stay nursing home residents who are more depressed or anxious, United States, 1999 and 2007^a
		2007		1999
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		14.4	0.03	14.2	0.03
Age^b	0–64	13.0	0.08	12.7	0.09
	65–74	13.9	0.09	13.8	0.09
	75–84	14.7	0.06	14.5	0.05
	85 and over	14.9	0.05	14.5	0.05
Gender^b	Male	13.5	0.06	13.5	0.06
Gender^b	Female	14.8	0.04	14.5	0.04
Race/ethnicity^b	Non-Hispanic, White	15.3	0.04	14.9	0.03
	Non-Hispanic, Black	11.0	0.08	10.2	0.08
	Non-Hispanic, AI/AN	13.3	0.43	12.5	0.38
	Non-Hispanic, API	9.3	0.21	10.7	0.27
	Hispanic, all races	10.5	0.14	11.7	0.17

^a Data reflect care for the third quarter of each calendar year.

^b Excludes records with unknown age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.

Current as of March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 11_1_3-1: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/11_supportive_palliative_care/T11_1_3-1.html