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Person: Source of information on a mental health issue, Yes/no code N

Definition

An indicator of the availability of an additional source of information whether a person has a mental health issue, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person: Source of information on a mental health issue, Yes/no code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Yes/No Code N ".
Data Type NUMBERSTRING
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Yes
2 No
3 Not applicable
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described
99 Dont know

Comments

This data element is based on the PHaMs (Personal Helpers and Mentors Program) screening tool; it is a useful flag for mental health issues where more accurate evidence is not available.

Related content

Relation Count
Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 1
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0