Which term describes the system for categorizing patient answers?

• A. Category cues
• B. Response coding
• C. Recall task for a color
• D. Refusal

Answer: (B)

Assigning standardized codes to patient responses is called response coding. This approach turns what patients say into structured data that can be consistently analyzed, tracked over time, and shared across different clinicians and systems. It supports data quality, comparability, and meaningful reporting in home health assessments.

Other options don’t fit this role: category cues refer to prompts to help categorize or recall rather than the systematic labeling of answers; a recall task for a color describes a specific memory test task, not data coding; and refusal simply means the patient declined participation, not a method for organizing responses.