--- title: "OASIS E & PHQ2-9: Identifying a Depressive Disorder" description: OASIS E PHQ2-9 Assessment Effective January 2023 Training Guides & Tests image: https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/hs-fs/hub/375308/file-2531834298.jpg --- [![PowerPath.ai](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Power-Path-copy.ai_-2048x263.png?width=2000&height=256&name=Power-Path-copy.ai_-2048x263.png "PowerPath.ai")](https://powerpath.ai/) - [How It Works](https://powerpath.ai/how-it-works/) - [Tools for Growth](https://powerpath.ai/tools-for-growth/) - [Meet Pattii](https://powerpath.ai/meet-pattii/) - [Resources](https://powerpath.ai/resources/) - [Blog](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog) - [About](https://powerpath.ai/about/) - [Contact](https://powerpath.ai/contact/) [My Account](https://secure.myhomecarebiz.com/) [Get Demo](https://melissa-myhomecarebiz.youcanbook.me/) ![BlogHeaderImg](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BlogHeaderImg.png?width=2000&height=666&name=BlogHeaderImg.png "BlogHeaderImg") # Home Health Insights Stay informed with the latest news in home health. ## Browse by Topic - [Regulatory News for Home Health & Hospice (173)](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/topic/regulatory-news-for-home-health-hospice) - [Clinical Best Practices for Home Health & Hospice (22)](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/topic/clinical-best-practices-for-home-health-hospice) - [Home Health Billing & Coding (21)](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/topic/home-health-billing-coding) - [Home Health Marketing (18)](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/topic/home-health-marketing) ## OASIS E & PHQ2-9: Identifying a Depressive Disorder OASIS E & PHQ2-9: Identifying a Depressive Disorder Posted by Melissa Cott on Jan 11, 2022 # OASIS E & PHQ2-9: Identifying a Depressive Disorder Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Jan 11, 2022 The [new OASIS-E Start of Care OASIS](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/home-health-oasis-e-training) assessment has fifteen (15) sections, A - O.  Section D, or section 4 of 15, addresses the patient's mood and presence of depression.[![Download OASIS Outcome Measures Guidance Manual](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/375308/8f952ad7-3366-460b-84cc-49f497d8ec02.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/375308/8f952ad7-3366-460b-84cc-49f497d8ec02) Depression and anxiety are major health issues among patients receiving home care and are frequently under-diagnosed and under-treated. Unmanaged depression is related to sleep problems and heart disease(1). ## PHQ-2 The PHQ-2, first introduced with OASIS-C in 2015, is a screening tool to identify if a patient has experienced a depressed mood over the past two weeks. PHQ-2 is the 'screening' portion of the Mood assessment of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ). ![](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-08-2022-06-51-39-32-PM.png?width=577&name=image-png-Jan-08-2022-06-51-39-32-PM.png) Now with OASIS-E, if a patient has positive results on Question A or B s/he will now be further evaluated with the PHQ-9, 7 additional questions, to determine whether criteria has been met for a depressive disorder.  PHQ-9 is derived from the original and longer PHQ assessment that addresses multiple mental health concerns including panic disorder, anxiety, sleep disorders, and others. The PHQ-2-9 score determines the severity of the depression (according to the diagnostic criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). ![PHQ-9-1](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PHQ-9-1.png?width=657&name=PHQ-9-1.png)   The clinician is instructed to ask the patient: "Over the last 2 weeks, have you been bothered by any of the following problems?" If the symptom is present, enter 1 (yes) in column 1, Symptom Presence. If yes in column 1, then ask the patient: "About how often have you been bothered by this?" Read and show the patient a card with the symptom frequency choices. Indicate response in column 2, Symptom Frequency. 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