Evaluation
Evaluation is a crucial step in the process of caring for a client. It allows care providers to measure how effective their interventions were, and what improvements need to be made. Health care providers not only need to evaluate their interventions, but also assess and evaluate their patients coping abilities. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any models or assessment tools directed to the risks and strengths around hardiness, resilience and vulnerability in HF clients. I chose to focus on the Cardiac Depression Scale (CDS) because of the choice of questions used. How the individuals answer each question could be used a good indication of their risks and strengths around hardiness, resilience and vulnerability. As mentioned early, …show more content…
The assessment its self only takes six minutes to complete and can be easily done at the bedside (Ski, Thompson, Hare, Stewart & Watson, 2015). There are a total of 26 questions that are to be answered by indicating how strongly one agrees or disagree with each question (Ski et al., 2015). Some of the questions are: “I have dropped many of interests and activities”, “I may not recover completely”, “Dying is the best solution for me”, “My mind is as fast and alert as always”, “I feel independent and in control of my life”, and “I get hardly anything done” (Ski et al., 2015, p.3). One study found that the CDS was an effected tool for measuring depression in patients with HF, as it gives care providers the chance to detection and manage depression in individuals with “increased risk of functional limitations, mortality and impaired quality of life” (Ski et al., 2015, p.4). Upon researching this topic, I found that the American Heart Association had a great section on tools and resources for individuals with HF. There are printable resources on the disease course, prescription outlines, self-check plans to track symptoms, questions to ask the doctor, tips for caregivers and personal stories (Heart Failure Tools and
Evaluation is a crucial step in the process of caring for a client. It allows care providers to measure how effective their interventions were, and what improvements need to be made. Health care providers not only need to evaluate their interventions, but also assess and evaluate their patients coping abilities. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any models or assessment tools directed to the risks and strengths around hardiness, resilience and vulnerability in HF clients. I chose to focus on the Cardiac Depression Scale (CDS) because of the choice of questions used. How the individuals answer each question could be used a good indication of their risks and strengths around hardiness, resilience and vulnerability. As mentioned early, …show more content…
The assessment its self only takes six minutes to complete and can be easily done at the bedside (Ski, Thompson, Hare, Stewart & Watson, 2015). There are a total of 26 questions that are to be answered by indicating how strongly one agrees or disagree with each question (Ski et al., 2015). Some of the questions are: “I have dropped many of interests and activities”, “I may not recover completely”, “Dying is the best solution for me”, “My mind is as fast and alert as always”, “I feel independent and in control of my life”, and “I get hardly anything done” (Ski et al., 2015, p.3). One study found that the CDS was an effected tool for measuring depression in patients with HF, as it gives care providers the chance to detection and manage depression in individuals with “increased risk of functional limitations, mortality and impaired quality of life” (Ski et al., 2015, p.4). Upon researching this topic, I found that the American Heart Association had a great section on tools and resources for individuals with HF. There are printable resources on the disease course, prescription outlines, self-check plans to track symptoms, questions to ask the doctor, tips for caregivers and personal stories (Heart Failure Tools and