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LSP-16

General Functioning

Life Skills Profile-16

#Functioning#Disability#Schizophrenia

Overview

The LSP-16 assesses functioning and disability in people with severe mental illness. Lower scores generally indicate better functioning.

Scale Content & Assessment Items

Does the person have difficulty with:

1

Make and keep friends?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
2

Maintain a conversation?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
3

Look after own medication?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
4

Look after own personal hygiene?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
5

Budgeting money?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
6

Living independently?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
7

Work/Employment capability?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
8

Initiating social contact?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
9

Retreating/Isolating self?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
10

Physical health?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
11

Aggression?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
12

Wandering/Getting lost?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
13

Non-compliance with medication?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
14

Self-harm?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
15

Offensive behaviour?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)
16

Care of personal appearance?

Options: Generally No (0) · Sometimes (1) · Often (2) · Generally Yes (3)

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