--- title: "OASIS M1720: Help Patients Manage Anxiety" description: If the patient reports anxiety and its noted on the OASIS home health care, OASIS make sure you include anxiety management in your care plan image: https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/hubfs/anxiety.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 M1720: Help Patients Manage Anxiety OASIS M1720: Help Patients Manage Anxiety Posted by Melissa Cott on Nov 7, 2023 # OASIS M1720: Help Patients Manage Anxiety Posted by [Melissa Cott](https://go.myhomecarebiz.com/blog/author/melissa-cott) on Nov 7, 2023 If the patient reports anxiety and its noted on the OASIS assessment, make sure you include anxiety management in your careplan. Your patient may be anxious and/or depressed because illness prevents participation in activities. While anxiety is an understandable response to illness it is not inevitable. With support and counseling a patient can cope with the anxiety. ## Recognizing Anxiety - Excessive worry about several events or activities for more than half a day. - Trouble controlling anxious feelings - The presence of three or more of the following symptoms, some of which are present for over half a day: - Feeling restless, edgy, keyed up - Tiring easily[![Download Patient Teaching Sheet for Managing/Controlling Anxiety](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/375308/940660c3-adee-43a2-aa29-24e988fdeca0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/375308/940660c3-adee-43a2-aa29-24e988fdeca0) - Trouble concentrating - Irritability - Increased muscle tension - Trouble sleeping (initial insomnia or restless, unsatisfying sleep) - The anxiety and worry aren't suggestive of another mood disorder   ##  Teaching the patient how to cope with anxiety - **Keep a journal.  **Studies show that when patients keep a log or journal about their symptoms before and after treatment it helps identify the interventions that are effective. Keep a  log of your response to treatments to see if your symptoms are getting better. By tracking this information your doctor, home health nurse and/or therapists will know if they want to keep or make changes to medications and exercises. - Advise the patient to **avoid making major life decisions** until s/he is effectively coping with anxiety. - **Avoid alcohol.** - **Exercise daily.** Encourage exercise even if it is only with a few body parts. Mild exercise 30 minutes a day may have a positive effect on anxiety. If s/he misses a day, tell her/him not to worry and to simply do it the next day. - **Be social.** Encourage the patient to be around people, even if s/he is not feeling up to it. The illness may make the patient feel withdrawn, but counsel them to not let it govern their behavior. 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