Intent:
To identify any life events that the person considers to have had a major impact on his or her life in the last 90 days.
Definition:
Life stressors – Experiences that either disrupted or threatened to disrupt a person’s daily routine and that imposed dome degree of readjustment.
Process:
Ask the person if any stressful events have occurred in the last 90 days. Examples may include a severe episode of personal illness; the death or severe illness of a close family member or friend; the loss of the person’s home; a major loss of in-come or assets; being the victim of a crime such as robbery or assault; the loss of the person’s driving license or car, etc.
Coding:
No
Yes