The reliability and validity of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-II) in stroke

Küçükdeveci, Ayşe A; Kutlay, Şehim; Yildizlar, Derya; Öztuna, Derya; Elhan, Atilla Halil; Tennant, Alan

doi:10.3109/09638288.2012.690817

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“…More work is needed to further examine these discrepancies. Similarly, support for reliability is also consistent with other previously published studies that demonstrate that Cronbach’s alphas were good to excellent for the 36-item version [1; 4–6; 9–12; 14; 15; 17; 18; 21; 52]and good for the 12-item version [2]. Our examination of the reliability of the individual subscales indicated that, despite only 2 items per subscale, there was excellent internal consistency reliability for self-reported ADLs (i.e., Self-Care), good reliability for cognition and activities (i.e., Cognition and Life Activities), and adequate reliability for social engagement (i.e., Getting Along and Participation).…”

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Validity of the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) in individuals with Huntington disease (HD)

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Purpose The reliability and construct validity of the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) was examined in individuals with Huntington disease (HD). Methods We examined factor structure (confirmatory factor analysis), internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s alpha), floor and ceiling effects, convergent validity (Pearson correlations), and known-groups validity (multivariate analysis). Results Results of a confirmatory factor analysis replicated the six factor latent model that reflects the six separate scales within the WHODAS 2.0 (understanding and communicating; getting around; self-care; getting along with others, life activities; participation). Cronbach’s alpha for the scale was 0.94, suggesting good internal consistency reliability. The WHODAS demonstrated a ceiling effect for 19.5% of participants; there were no floor effects. There was evidence for convergent validity; the WHODAS demonstrated moderate significant correlations with other general measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL; i.e., RAND-12, EQ5D). Multivariate analyses indicated that late-stage HD participants indicated poorer HRQOL than both early-stage HD and prodromal HD participants for all HRQOL measures. Conclusions Findings provide support for both the reliability and validity of the WHODAS 2.0 in individuals with HD.

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Validity of the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) in individuals with Huntington disease (HD)

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“…This may have limited capacity to measure the extent to which patients have successfully resumed home and community responsibilities [37]. Besides FIM, other measures are currently available and might be useful to assess post-stroke patients [15,37,38].…”

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“…The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) is a functional assessment scale to assess self-care abilities, monitor the progress of rehabilitation and predict destination at discharge [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Numerous studies have demonstrated the usefulness and appropriateness of using FIM scores in the assessment of patients after acute stroke [4,[8][9][10][11][12].…”

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Functional independence measure scores predict level of long-term care required by patients after stroke: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Saji

Kimura

Ohsaka

et al. 2014

Disability and Rehabilitation

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FIM scores on admission after stroke can independently predict later care requirements. Early prediction of LTCI care levels may contribute to the early supported discharge and improve the efficiency of healthcare planning. Implications for Rehabilitation There is a clear relationship between Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores and the care levels certified by the Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) system, a national healthcare and insurance system in Japan. FIM scores on admission can predict future LTCI care levels required for patients after acute stroke. Early prediction of LTCI care levels may contribute to early supported discharge, improve the efficiency of stroke management and assist healthcare planning.

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“…The WHODAS 2.0 has been used in the evaluation of disability caused by many conditions such as stroke, hand conditions, dementia, maternal complications, and psychiatric disorders . Regarding women's health, publications using ICF as a reference for functioning and disability are concentrated in oncology and maternal areas .…”

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“…18 The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) is a generic instrument that evaluates the difficulties that a person has experienced in social participation and daily activities in the last 30 days, and can be used in general population or groups with specific health conditions. 19 The WHODAS 2.0 has been used in the evaluation of disability caused by many conditions such as stroke, 20 hand conditions, 21 dementia, 22 maternal complications, 23 and psychiatric disorders. 24 Regarding women's health, publications using ICF as a reference for functioning and disability are concentrated in oncology [25][26][27][28][29] and maternal areas.…”

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Functioning and disability of premenopausal women with urinary incontinence: An assessment by using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule—WHODAS 2.0

Dantas

Castaneda

Correia

et al. 2019

Neurourology and Urodynamics

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Aims To analyze the association between urinary incontinence and disability status in premenopausal women. Materials and Methods The study included 120 premenopausal women recruited from six Basic Family Health Units to participate in this study. We assessed sociodemographic, gynecological, and obstetric data by using specific questions. The International Continence Society's definitions were applied to determine the presence and type of urinary incontinence, and the disability was assessed by using the 36‐item version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0. Results The WHODAS scores showed that women with urinary incontinence had a worse disability in cognition (P = .023) and mobility (P = .020) domains, in addition to the total score (P = .23). Women with mixed urinary incontinence had a worse disability in mobility domain (P = .039) than those with stress or urgency incontinence. Qualitative analyses of disability showed a significant difference between women with and without urinary incontinence (P = .033), with higher percentages of incontinent women with moderate and severe disability. Women who reported urinary incontinence had 7.69 more points on the final score of WHODAS than those who did not report this outcome. Conclusions Urinary incontinence in women of reproductive age is associated with disability and worse scores of WHODAS when we compare them to women without urine leakage. The results presented can be useful for designing and adapting strategies for comprehensive care of women with urinary incontinence and disability, and developing rehabilitation programs based on functioning.

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The reliability and validity of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-II) in stroke

Abstract: WHODAS-II provides a reliable and valid instrument for measuring disability and components of "activities" and "participation" in stroke survivors. Various combinations of the item set may provide a range of scales to suit most research needs.

Cited by 62 publications

References 28 publications

Validity of the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) in individuals with Huntington disease (HD)

Validity of the 12-item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) in individuals with Huntington disease (HD)

Functional independence measure scores predict level of long-term care required by patients after stroke: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Functioning and disability of premenopausal women with urinary incontinence: An assessment by using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule—WHODAS 2.0

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