Assessing the Whole Person

Abstract

Professional case managers must increase their understanding of mental health, becoming more aware of "red flags" that may necessitate a further evaluation and assessment by a mental health professional. They should also hone their communication skills, particularly the use of motivational interviewing techniques, to encourage individuals to discuss their feelings, worries, fears, and anxiety, as well as any potential symptoms of depression, which may range from mild to severe. Without judgment or bias, the case manager, as the advocate, can provide the information, support, or other services needed to address mental health issues, to support and further the individual's health goals.

Understanding Women’s Cardiovascular Health Using MyStrengths+MyHealth: A Patient‐Generated Data Visualization Study of Strengths, Challenges, and Needs Differences

“…A whole-person approach recognizes several interrelated environmental, psychosocial, physiological, and health-related behavioral factors, including a patient's strengths (resilience), influence, overall health, and well-being (Austin, Monsen, & Alexander, 2021;Carter, Zawalski, Sminkey, & Christopherson, 2015;Zollman, Walther, Seers, Jolliffe, & Polley, 2017). A whole-person approach is patient centered and leverages a patient's strengths to assist with managing multiple chronic conditions while also supporting their emotional and physical well-being Monsen, Holland, Houger-Fung, et al, 2014;Monsen, Vanderboom, Olson, Larson, & Holland, 2017).…”

Incorporating a Whole-Person Perspective in Consumer-Generated Data

“…4 Using a whole-person health approach, it becomes possible to capture, organize, and report data that include strengths (discrete aspects of resilience), challenges (signs/symptoms), and needs (interventions to address challenges) across four domains of health including SBDH. 6,7,[18][19][20] A whole-person assessment is supported by the Omaha System, a multi-disciplinary standardized terminology used for EHR documentation by nurses and other clinicians, which both aggregates and makes interoperable health assessments for reuse in clinical settings and research. 9,21,22 Toward better consumer-generated whole-person health data, the Omaha System was simplified to the fifth-grade reading level and embedded within the MyStrengths+MyHealth (MSMH) application.…”

“…Thus, given our usual actions, a whole-person perspective is difficult to achieve (Figure 1). 4 Using a whole-person health approach, it becomes possible to capture, organize, and report data that include strengths (discrete aspects of resilience), challenges (signs/symptoms), and needs (interventions to address challenges) across four domains of health including SBDH 6,7,18–20 . A whole-person assessment is supported by the Omaha System, a multi-disciplinary standardized terminology used for EHR documentation by nurses and other clinicians, which both aggregates and makes interoperable health assessments for reuse in clinical settings and research 9,21,22 .…”

Toward a Transdisciplinary Integration of the Health Disciplines: The Case of the Fibromyalgia Syndrome

“…A summary of the main differences between them, as well as with transdisciplinary interventions, is provided in Table 1. In the health disciplines, transdisciplinarity is considered as the fundamental concept that can give rise to a true holistic care of the person (Carter et al, 2015;Choi & Pak, 2006). While in interdisciplinary treatments the different professionals dialogue with each other but do not cross the boundaries of their disciplines, in transdisciplinary interventions each operator is competent on multiple tasks and the roles in the team are in some manner exchangeable (Cartmill et al, 2011).…”