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Head injury follow-up: is the Sickness Impact Profile a useful clinical tool?

Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London

Twenty adults who had sustained severe head injury completed the Sickness Impact Profile questionnaire and the Leeds Scales of anxiety and depression five or more years after the injury. All but one of the subjects reported persistent problems, and all but eight were either unemployed or working in a reduced capacity. Patients' reports were supported by those of relatives. It is argued that both patients and relatives should be followed up regularly, for more than just the first year, and that the Sickness Impact Profile would serve this purpose well. The advantages and limitations of this instrument for clinical use are discussed.

Clinical Rehabilitation, Vol. 6, No. 1, 31-39 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/026921559200600105


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