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Screening for Depression in 21st-Century Home Care

The presence of untreated depression as a comorbidity in a home care patient is costly and clinically challenging. Depression is treatable and routinely seen in home care patients. Screening for depression in home care and referring positive screens for a full diagnostic interview can provide necessary treatment and improve outcomes. This approach suggests standardizing the questions for two Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) items as a screen for depression in home care.

Key Words: depression • screening • homecare • OASIS

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 17, No. 3, 183-187 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1084822304271791


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