Sickness Impact Profile.

SIP

What it measures

Behaviorally-based generic health status: sickness-related dysfunction across 12 categories grouped into Physical and Psychosocial dimensions plus an overall score

Length and format

136 items. behavioral statements endorsed if true today; weighted to 0-100 (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Multiple languages incl. a Dutch (SIP68) and other European adaptations

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - author permission

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Reference

Bergner, M., Bobbitt, R. A., Carter, W. B., & Gilson, B. S. (1981). The Sickness Impact Profile: development and final revision of a health status measure. Medical Care, 19(8), 787-805.