Definition
A code set representing the type of psychosocial services.
Representation
| Data Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Format | N[N] |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
Values
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permissible Values | 2 | Psychologist | ||
| 1 | Psychiatrist | |||
| 3 | Social worker | |||
| 4 | Specialist nurse or nurse counsellor | |||
| 5 | Cancer or volunteer support group | |||
| 6 | Individual peer support | |||
| 7 | Counsellor or bereavement counsellor | |||
| 8 | Pastoral care | |||
| 9 | Community services | |||
| Supplementary Values | 97 | Not applicable-patient not referred to psychosocial services | ||
| 98 | Unknown whether patient referred to psychosocial services | |||
| 99 | Patient referred to psychosocial services but type not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
Record the psychosocial service a person with cancer was referred to. Where multiple psychosocial services were referred to, this item should be recorded multiple times.
Pastoral care refers to counselling provided by pastors, chaplains, clergy and other religious leaders or spiritual advisors.References
Cancer Institute NSW & NSW Health Department 2006. NSW clinical cancer registration: minimum data set data dictionary, version 1.9. Sydney: Cancer Institute NSW
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Related content
| Relation | Count |
|---|---|
| Data Elements implementing this Value Domain | 1 |