A review of WHODAS 2.0 application in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Junghun-Aj Kim
Keyword(s):  
Whodas 2.0

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties and Validation of the Polish Version of the 12-Item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 in Patients with Huntington’s Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1053
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Ćwirlej-Sozańska ◽  
Bernard Sozański ◽  
Mateusz Kupczyk ◽  
Justyna Leszczak ◽  
Andrzej Kwolek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Scale Score ◽  
World Health ◽  
Disability Assessment ◽  
Whodas 2.0 ◽  
Score Reliability

Background: Huntington’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that usually manifests in adulthood and is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. The main aim of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of the 12-item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 in studying the level of disability in people with Huntington’s disease. Method: This is a cross-sectional study that covered 128 people with Huntington’s disease living in Poland. We examined scale score reliability, internal consistency, convergent validity, and known-group validity. The disability and quality of life of people with Huntington’s disease were also assessed. Results: The scale score reliability of the entire tool for the research group was high. The Cronbach’s α test result for the whole scale was 0.97. Cronbach’s α for individual domains ranged from 0.95 to 0.79. Time consistency for the overall result was 0.99 and for particular domains ranged from 0.91 to 0.99, which confirmed that the scale was consistent over time. All of the 12-item WHODAS 2.0 domains negatively correlated with all of the Huntington Quality of Life Instrument (H-QoL-I) domains. All correlation coefficients were statistically significant at the level of p < 0.001. The results obtained in the linear regression model showed that with each subsequent point of decrease in BMI the level of disability increases by an average of 0.83 points on the 12-item WHODAS 2.0 scale. With each subsequent year of the disease, the level of disability increases by an average of 1.39 points. Conclusions: This is the first study assessing disability by means of the WHODAS 2.0 in the HD patient population in Poland, and it is also one of the few studies evaluating the validity of the WHODAS 2.0 scale in assessing the disability of people with HD in accordance with the recommendations of DSM-5 (R). We have confirmed that the 12-item WHODAS 2.0 is an effective tool for assessing disability and changes in functioning among people with Huntington’s disease.

scholarly journals Exploring Factors Associated with Functional Change and Predictors of Participation Improvement—A Two Years Follow-Up on People with Depression

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3439
Author(s):  
Wen-Chou Chi ◽  
Chia-Feng Yen ◽  
Tsan-Hon Liou ◽  
Kwang-Hwa Chang ◽  
Hua-Fang Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Status ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
General Function ◽  
Living Situation ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Whodas 2.0 ◽  
Household Activities

The purpose of this study is to understand the functional status distribution and to explore the factors associated with changes in functional status and social participation in people with depression using two-year follow-up data. Subjects were selected from the Taiwan Databank of Persons with Disabilities (TDPD) if they had an evaluation date between July 2012 and 31 December 2017. We used data for 1138 individuals with multiple evaluation records and who were diagnosed with depression. The WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) was the primary functional status measure. Other factors selected from the TDPD included social demographic data, living situation, employment status, economic status, and educational level. The results show scores in all dimensions of the WHODAS 2.0 declined over two years, especially in the domains of cognition, household activities, social participation, and total WHODAS 2.0 score. Aging groups showed poor recovery in cognition, getting along with others, and household activities. People living in suburban areas showed poorer recovery than people living in rural and urban areas in cognition, self-care, and general function (total score of WHODAS 2.0). Employment was also strongly associated with functional recovery in household activities, social participation, and general function. The original scores for cognition and getting along with others showed a significant negative relationship with social participation improvement. Our results can be used by policy makers to provide resources and conduct investigations, and by clinicians when making rehabilitation plans.

scholarly journals An item analysis according to the Rasch model of the German 12-item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lusine Vaganian ◽  
Sonja Bussmann ◽  
Maren Boecker ◽  
Michael Kusch ◽  
Hildegard Labouvie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Classical Test Theory ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Test Theory ◽  
World Health ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Whodas 2.0 ◽  
The Rasch Model

Abstract Purpose The World Health Organization Disability Assessent Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) assesses disability in individuals irrespective of their health condition. Previous studies validated the usefulness of the WHODAS 2.0 using classical test theory. This study is the first investigating the psychometric properties of the 12-items WHODAS 2.0 in patients with cancer using item analysis according to the Rasch model. Methods In total, 350 cancer patients participated in the study. Rasch analysis of the 12-items version of the WHODAS 2.0 was conducted and included testing unidimensionality, local independence, and testing for differential item functioning (DIF) with regard to age, gender, type of cancer, presence of metastases, psycho-oncological support, and duration of disease. Results After accounting for local dependence, which was mainly found across items of the same WHODAS domain, satisfactory overall fit to the Rasch model was established (χ2 = 36.14, p = 0.07) with good reliability (PSI = 0.82) and unidimensionality of the scale. DIF was found for gender (testlet ‘Life activities’) and age (testlet ‘Getting around/Self-care’), but the size of DIF was not substantial. Conclusion Overall, the analysis results according to the Rasch model support the use of the WHODAS 2.0 12-item version as a measure of disability in cancer patients.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural adaptation and validation to Brazil of the Obesity-related Problems Scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-333
Author(s):  
Andreia Mara Brolezzi Brasil ◽  
Fábio Brasil ◽  
Angélica Aparecida Maurício ◽  
Regina Maria Vilela
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
World Health ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Intra Class Correlation ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Whodas 2.0 ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

ABSTRACT Objective To validate a reliable version of the Obesity-related Problems Scale in Portuguese to use it in Brazil. Methods The Obesity-related Problems Scale was translated and transculturally adapted. Later it was simultaneously self-applied with a 12-item version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0), to 50 obese patients and 50 non-obese individuals, and applied again to half of them after 14 days. Results The Obesity-related Problems scale was able to differentiate obese from non-obese individuals with higher accuracy than WHODAS 2.0, correlating with this scale and with body mass index. The factor analysis determined a two-dimensional structure, which was confirmed with χ2/df=1.81, SRMR=0.05, and CFI=0.97. The general a coefficient was 0.90 and the inter-item intra-class correlation, in the reapplication, ranged from 0.75 to 0.87. Conclusion The scale proved to be valid and reliable for use in the Brazilian population, without the need to exclude items.

Initial assessment of rehabilitation needs using the WHODAS 2.0 in Estonia

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Hanga ◽  
Diana DiNitto ◽  
Lauri Leppik
Keyword(s):  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Whodas 2.0 ◽  
Rehabilitation Needs

scholarly journals A Study of the Approaches to Treating Missing Data in the Data Collected with the WHODAS 2.0 Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Duygu Sıddıkoğlu ◽  
Beyza Doğanay Erdoğan ◽  
Derya Gökmen ◽  
Şehim Kutlay
Keyword(s):  
Missing Data ◽  
Whodas 2.0

scholarly journals Change of Functioning in Persons With Severe Musculoskeletal Injuries Over Time: A Multilevel Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Usinger ◽  
Sandra Kus ◽  
Stefan Simmel ◽  
Michaela Coenen
Keyword(s):  
Inpatient Rehabilitation ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Whodas 2.0 ◽  
Treatment Targets ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 as a generic assessment instrument to collect data on functioning and disability. The questionnaire was developed specifically to capture the activities and participation domain as defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Evidence on the most relevant factors predicting WHODAS 2.0 outcome in the context of musculoskeletal injuries are controversial. This study aims to assess change in functioning of patients with severe musculoskeletal injuries undergoing inpatient rehabilitation over time.Methods: A longitudinal multicentre study was conducted, following up 571 participants with severe musculoskeletal injuries over the course of a first inpatient rehabilitation stay until 3 months after discharge. At admission, data on sociodemographic, health-related aspects, functioning and contextual factors were collected. WHODAS 2.0 assessed functioning. Data were analysed using a multilevel model approach.Results: The mean WHODAS 2.0 declined from admission to discharge and 3-month follow-up, indicating an improvement in functioning. Multilevel analyses revealed age, duration of inpatient rehabilitation, severity of the injury, injury localizations, number of comorbidities, emotional functioning, pain, being informed about the injury, subjective prognosis on return to work and agreement on treatment targets as factors influencing change in functioning over time.Conclusions: In a rehabilitation setting, a healthcare professional can promote an increase in functioning, for example, by ensuring that there are treatment targets defined and agreed on with the patient and that the patient feels sufficiently informed about the injury. The identified factors could potentially be used for a short screening at admission to rehabilitation to estimate the patient’s change of functioning over time. Trial registration number and date of registration: DRKS00014857; July 04, 2018.

Adaptation and psychometric properties evaluation of the Greek version of WHODAS 2.0. pilot application in Greek elderly population

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiannis Koumpouros ◽  
Effie Papageorgiou ◽  
Evanthia Sakellari ◽  
Xristos Prapas ◽  
Demetra Perifanou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Greek Version ◽  
Whodas 2.0

scholarly journals Using the WHODAS 2.0 to Assess Functioning Among Veterans Seeking Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 1312-1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian P. Marx ◽  
Erika J. Wolf ◽  
Michelle M. Cornette ◽  
Paula P. Schnurr ◽  
Marc I. Rosen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Whodas 2.0

scholarly journals Effects of Hearing Disability on the Employment Status Using WHODAS 2.0 in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9374
Author(s):  
Pin-Zhir Chao ◽  
Shih-Wei Huang ◽  
Reuben Escorpizo ◽  
Wen-Chou Chi ◽  
Chia-Feng Yen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Population Based ◽  
World Health ◽  
Whodas 2.0 ◽  
Working Age

The aim of this study was to explore the association between employment status and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, Second Edition (WHODAS 2.0) scores of working-age subjects with hearing impairment. The data of 18,573 working-age subjects (age ≥ 18 and <65 years) with disabling hearing impairment were obtained from the Taiwan Data Bank of Persons with Disability (TDPD) for the period from 11 July 2012 to 31 October 2018. Demographic data and WHODAS 2.0 scores for each domain were analyzed to identify their relationship with employment status. Unemployed subjects with disabling hearing impairment had higher WHODAS 2.0 scores in all domains compared with the employed subjects. Binary logistic regression revealed that older age, female sex, lower educational level, institutional residence, rural residence, lower family income, and moderate to severe impairment were more strongly associated with unemployment status. The data in this large population-based study offer comprehensive information on important factors associated with the employment status of people with disabling hearing impairment. Early identification of risks of unemployment of patients with hearing impairment can raise awareness for aggressive community and government campaigns regarding public health to improve the self-confidence, social participation, and related psycho-social wellbeing of people.

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