Summary
Most illnesses and deaths in Australia are caused by chronic conditions. Chronic conditions can place a high burden on individuals, their families and carers, and the health system. Once a person is diagnosed with a chronic condition, they are more likely to die prematurely and have a poorer overall quality of life; it is therefore important to reduce the number of Australians developing chronic conditions in the first place.
Continued monitoring of chronic conditions in Australia in a consistent and comparable manner can provide the signposts needed to measure key aspects of chronic condition prevention and management.
The National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions, reporting framework: indicator results report was prepared to accompany the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions: reporting framework which specifies 45 indicators to monitor progress against the 3 Objectives of the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions. The report provides data and interpretive text for each indicator, as well as a high-level summary and interpretation of results against each Objective.
Part 1: The story behind the indicator results
Introduction
- What are chronic conditions?
- The National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions.
Objective 1: Focus on prevention for a healthier Australia
- Success statement 1: The proportion of Australians living with preventable chronic conditions or associated risk factors is reduced.
- Success statement 2: Australia meets the voluntary global targets outlined in the WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020.
- Success statement 3: Australians with chronic conditions, or associated risk factors, develop them later in life and receive timely interventions to achieve optimal health outcomes.
Objective 2: Provide efficient, effective and appropriate care to support people with chronic conditions to optimise quality of life
- Success statement 1: Australians with chronic conditions receive coordinated, person-centred and appropriate care.
- Success statement 2: Australians experience fewer complications, multimorbidities or disabilities associated with chronic conditions.
- Success statement 3: Fewer Australians die prematurely due to specific chronic conditions.
Objective 3: Target priority populations
- People experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage.
- People living in remote, or rural and regional locations.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
What is missing?
- Data gaps and limitations.
- Developments in health data.
Part 2: Indicator results
Indicator summary
Results
Appendix A: Methods and conventions
Appendix B: data sources
End matter: Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Symbols; Glossary; List of tables; List of figures