This page contains the resources developed for therapy staff as well as patients and interdisciplinary team members
Happiness Index Scale (HIS): A brief 8-item screening tool created by researchers comprised of components of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and the Colombia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). The HIS was designed to screen for signs of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and suicide risk upon admission as well as to monitor signs/symptoms throughout hospital stay
Programmed for therapy staff to be able to plug raw scores into excel sheet, and be converted to the weighted scores automatically through the pre-programmed spreadsheet. Scoring indication programmed to update as appropriate.
PAITENT EDUCATION HANDOUTS:
Information handout created for interdisciplinary team members on the importance of addressing patient mental health. Handouts provided to Resident Staff during educational meeting.
Guide for each resource, intended for staff to be able to copy/paste or use pieces of during their documentation
Small resource cards printed and laminated in resource binder to be clipped onto staff access badge