Process / pipelineFunctional health status and sickness behavior

Sickness Impact Profile

The Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) is a comprehensive 136-item behavioral health status measure developed by Bergner and colleagues at the University of Washington in 1976. It assesses the impact of illness on daily activities and behavior across physical, psychosocial, and independent living dimensions. The SIP remains one of the most thorough and validated health status instruments.

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  1. 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. DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198108000-00001
  2. Bergner, M., Bobbitt, R. A., Pollard, W. E., et al. (1976). The Sickness Impact Profile: validation and methodology for measuring health status. American Journal of Public Health, 66(12), 1196–1203. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.66.12.1196
  3. Gilson, B. S., Gilson, J. S., Bergner, M., et al. (1975). The Sickness Impact Profile: development of an outcome measure for health care. American Journal of Public Health, 65(12), 1304–1310. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.65.12.1304

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ScholarGateSickness Impact Profile (Sickness Impact Profile Health Status Measure). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/health-measurement/sickness-impact-profile