InterRAI holds the copyright to Version 2.0 of the RAI for long term care outside of the US. Supplemental help and contextual information for MDS items in LOINC was derived from Version 2.0 of the RAI/MDS manual, and should not be reproduced outside of th 45491-8

LOINC Code

LOINC code

45491-8

name

InterRAI holds the copyright to Version 2.0 of the RAI for long term care outside of the US. Supplemental help and contextual information for MDS items in LOINC was derived from Version 2.0 of the RAI/MDS manual, and should not be reproduced outside of th

description

(e.g., difficulty paying attention; gets sidetracked)

status

ACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

component

Easily distracted

property

Find = Finding

time

Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.

system

^Patient

scale

Ord = Ordinal: Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.

method

MDS

Additional Names

short name

Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.MDS

Basic Attributes

class

SURVEY.MDS

type

4 Surveys

Member of these Panels

45990-9	InterRAI holds the copyright to Version 2.0 of the RAI for long term care outside of the US. Supplemental help and contextual information for MDS items in LOINC was derived from Version 2.0 of the RAI/MDS manual, and should not be reproduced outside of th
45990-9	InterRAI holds the copyright to Version 2.0 of the RAI for long term care outside of the US. Supplemental help and contextual information for MDS items in LOINC was derived from Version 2.0 of the RAI/MDS manual, and should not be reproduced outside of th
45990-9	InterRAI holds the copyright to Version 2.0 of the RAI for long term care outside of the US. Supplemental help and contextual information for MDS items in LOINC was derived from Version 2.0 of the RAI/MDS manual, and should not be reproduced outside of th
45990-9	InterRAI holds the copyright to Version 2.0 of the RAI for long term care outside of the US. Supplemental help and contextual information for MDS items in LOINC was derived from Version 2.0 of the RAI/MDS manual, and should not be reproduced outside of th

History/Usage

first released

interRAI

last updated

2.5

last change type

MIN - change to field other than name

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