Independence Among People
with Disabilities: II. Personal Independence Profile
Nosek MA, Fuhrer MJ, Howland CA. Independence among people
with disabilities: II. Personal Independence Profile. Rehabilitation
Counseling Bulletin 1992;36(1):21-36.
ABSTRACT
The Personal Independence Profile (PIP) was developed to measure components
of independence that are applicable to people with a wide variety of disabilities
and that are compatible with the philosophy of independent living. Reliability
and validity testing with two hundred consumers indicated that the PIP
does appear to measure the construct of independence. Cluster analysis
of its Psychological Self-Reliance, Perceived Control, and Physical Functioning
subscales identified a three-cluster solution of basic independence profiles:
A - independently minded/less disabled, B - independently minded/more disabled,
and C - nonindependently minded.
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