Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Sickness Impact Profile

A quality-of-life scale developed in the United States in 1972 as a measure of health status or dysfunction generated by a disease. It is a behaviorally based questionnaire for patients and addresses activities such as sleep and rest, mobility, recreation, home management, emotional behavior, social interaction, and the like. It measures the patient's perceived health status and is sensitive enough to detect changes or differences in health status occurring over time or between groups. (From Medical Care, vol.xix, no.8, August 1981, p.787-805)

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A quality-of-life scale developed in the United States in 1972 as a measure of health status or dysfunction generated by a disease. It is a behaviorally based questionnaire for patients and addresses activities such as sleep and rest, mobility, recreation, home management, emotional behavior, social interaction, and the like. It measures the patient's perceived health status and is sensitive enough to detect changes or differences in health status occurring over time or between groups. (From Medical Care, vol.xix, no.8, August 1981, p.787-805)

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5 entry terms
  • Impact Profile, Sickness
  • Impact Profiles, Sickness
  • Profile, Sickness Impact
  • Profiles, Sickness Impact
  • Sickness Impact Profiles

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a health status indicator

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  • Activities of Daily Living (1975-1994)
  • Attitude to Health (1976-1994)
  • Health Status Indicators (1976-1994)
  • Quality of Life (1976-1994)

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  1. E05.318w.308w.980w.438.475w.730
  2. N05.715w.360.300w.800w.438.375w.730
  3. N06.850w.520w.308w.980w.438.475w.730

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sickness Impact Profile. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018434. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018434
  2. Sickness Impact Profile. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70327099