Measuring health status? A review of the sickness impact and functional limitations profiles

Journal/Book: Health Care Anal. 1996; 4: Baffins Lane, Chichester, W Sussex, England PO19 1UD. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 273-283.

Abstract: Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the measurement of health status. One of the most well-known health status instruments is the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP). This paper examines the nature, development and testing of the SIP (and its UK equivalent the FLP). The practical merits of these instruments are explained, and some cautionary remarks are offered about their limitations.

Note: Article Williams SJ, Univ Warwick, Dept Sociol, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, ENGLAND

Keyword(s): QUALITY-OF-LIFE; LOW-BACK-PAIN; PSYCHO-SOCIAL FUNCTION; RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC-DISEASE; VALIDATION; DISABILITY; SCALES; TOOL

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