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WHODAS 2.0 (Information combined with Social Interaction lecture information)
What is the WHODAS 2.0?
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A generic assessment instrument for health and disability
Tool to produce standardized disability levels and profiles
o That are reliable
o Applicable across cultures, in all adult populations
Used across all diseases, including mental, neurological, and addictive disorders
Applicable in both clinical and general population settings
Short, simple, and easy to administer (5 to 20 minutes)
Directly linked at conceptual level to the International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF)
What levels of functioning in the 6 domains of life captured by the WHODAS 2.0?
o Cognition – understanding & communicating
o Mobility – moving & getting around
o Self-care – hygiene, dressing, eating & staying alone
o Getting along (Social Interaction) – interacting with other people
o Life activities – domestic responsibilities, leisure, work & school
o Participation – joining in community activities
How does WHODAS 2.0 differ from the original WHODAS?
o Original WHODAS published in 1988
o WHODAS 2.0 supersedes WHODAS II
altogether different instrument
grounded in the conceptual framework of the ICF
o Integrates individual's level of functioning in major life domains and directly
corresponds with ICF's "activity and participation" dimensions
o WHODAS 2.0 was developed through a collaborative international approach
with the aim of developing a single generic instrument for assessing health
status and disability across different cultures and settings
What are the different versions of the WHODAS 2.0?
o Describe the 36-item version
Provides most detail
Allows to compute overall and 6 domain specific functioning scores
Available as interviewer-, self-, and proxy-administered forms
Average interview time: 20 min.
*NOTE changes in scoring
No longer using a 5 point scale from 1-5 for difficulty
Now use a 5 point scale from 0-4
o 0 = none
o 1 = mild
o 2 = moderate
o 3 = severe
o 4 = extreme / cannot do
, o Describe the 12-item version
Useful for brief assessments of overall functioning in surveys
Allows to compute overall functioning scores
Explains 81% of the variance of the 36-item version
Available as interviewer-, self-, and proxy-administered forms
Average interview time: 5 min
4 sections + 2 flashcards
Face sheet
Demographic and background information
Preamble
Core questions
→ in last 30 days how much difficulty did you have in:
o Standing for long periods such as 30 minutes?
o Taking care of your household responsibilities?
o Learning a new task, for example, learning how to get
to a new place?
o How much of a problem did you have joining in
community activities (festivities, religious etc.) in the
same way as anyone else can?
o How much have you been emotionally affected by your
health problems?
o Concentrating on doing something for ten minutes?
o Walking a long distance such as a kilometer [or
equivalent]?
o Washing your whole body?
o Getting dressed?
o Dealing with people you do not know?
o Maintaining a friendship?
o Your day-to-day work?
Describe the 12+24-item version
Uses 12 items to screen for problematic domains of functioning
Based on positive responses to initial 12 items, respondents may be
given up to 24 additional questions
Only administered by interview / computer-adaptive testing (CAT)
Average interview time 20 mins
How is the WHODAS 2.0 administered?
o Self-administration via Paper-and-pencil version of WHODAS 2.0
o WHODAS 2.0 can be administered as an interview in person or over the
telephone.
o Sometimes it may be desirable to obtain a proxy / third-party view of
functioning such as; family members, caretakers, or other observers
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