{"id":899,"date":"2015-07-01T02:24:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T11:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=899"},"modified":"2015-07-01T02:24:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T11:24:23","slug":"you-have-heard-of-fico-score-have-you-heard-of-srrs-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.shelquist.us\/?p=899","title":{"rendered":"You have heard of FICO score, have you heard of SRRS scale?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The emoticons shown above are used in social media as we put a visual label on how we are feeling at the moment. \u00a0Knowing how we are feeling at any given moment is important. \u00a0Did you know there is a scale to measure how you are feeling? \u00a0It works like a credit score works.<\/p>\n

Television commercials continue to remind us that we each have a FICO credit score.\u00a0 This score is designed to help lenders determine the likelihood that a borrower will repay a loan according to the terms established when the credit was granted.<\/p>\n

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As a chaplain, I have little use for the FICO score as I work with patients and visitors.\u00a0 I do use the SRRS scale as I visit with patients.\u00a0 It helps me assess how well the person is coping with the life events they are describing to me.\u00a0 The SSRS is officially the \u201cSocial Readjustment Rating Scale\u201d, more commonly known as the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale.\u00a0 It was created to help us measure the stress load we carry, and think about what we should do about it.\u00a0 The scale has 43 indicators.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t literally ask people all 43 questions.\u00a0 As they tell me about their situation, I listen and mentally tally a score associated with the life events they describe.\u00a0 I use this to determine what tools of spiritual care would be most effective for them.\u00a0 It also helps evaluate my frequency of visits, given I don\u2019t have time to visit every patient every day.<\/p>\n

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