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Assessing behavioral health using OASIS: part 2: cognitive impairment, problematic behaviors, and anxiety
Patrick J Raue1, Ellen L Brown, Christopher F Murphy
1Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10656, USA. praue@med.cornell.edu
Home Healthcare Nurse
|May 2, 2002
Abstract:
This article is the second of a two-part series on assessing behavioral health in adult and elderly home care patients using OASIS. Part 1 presented an assessment approach for depressive symptoms and suicidality. This article presents the assessment of cognitive impairment, problematic behaviors, and anxiety using OASIS as a framework and stresses the importance of direct questioning. Case scenarios and guidelines for referral for further evaluation and possible treatment are provided.