title: The life skills profile: a measure assessing function and disability in schizophrenia.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hadzi-Pavlovic
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012564:Schizophrenic Language; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment