The Life Skills Profile A Measure Assessing Function and Disability in Schizophrenia
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The initial development of a measure, the 39-item Life Skills Profile (LSP), with its five scales, is described to suggest that it is likely to be a measure of considerable utility both in research studies and in defining and assessing clinical services.Abstract:
We review limitations of representative measures of function and disability associated with schizophrenia and specify requirements of a suitable measure for service evaluation: It should reliably and validly assess constructs relevant to survival, function, and adaptation in the community. Additionally, it should be brief, comprise specific and jargon-free items assessing distinct behaviors, and therefore be capable of completion by family members and community housing managers as well as by professional staff. The initial development of such a measure, the 39-item Life Skills Profile (LSP), with its five scales, is described. We report data to suggest that it is likely to be a measure of considerable utility both in research studies and in defining and assessing clinical services.read more
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