scholarly journals Validity and Reliability of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 36-Item Persian Version for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Salehi ◽  
Hossein Negahban ◽  
Farzad Faraji Khiavi ◽  
Shiva Saboor ◽  
Nastaran Majdinasab ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia-Rung Wu ◽  
Rachel Friefeld Kesselmayer ◽  
Susan Miller Smedema ◽  
Xiangli Chen ◽  
Beatrice Lee ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Magistrale ◽  
Valerio Pisani ◽  
Ornella Argento ◽  
Chiara C Incerti ◽  
Marco Bozzali ◽  
...  

Background: The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-II) is a widely used generic assessment instrument for health and disability. However, a specific psychometric evaluation for this scale in multiple sclerosis (MS) is lacking. This study is aimed at the assessment of the psychometric properties of the WHODAS-II in MS with Cronbach’s α and modern Rasch-model analyses. Methods: The WHODAS-II was administered to 136 consecutively recruited MS patients. Several indexes of fit to the Rasch model were evaluated in order to assess internal construct validity. Internal consistency was assessed with Cronbach’s α and the Person Separation Index (PSI). External validity was evaluated by analyzing correlations between the WHODAS-II and the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 (MSQoL-54). Results: Classical reliability indexes (Cronbach’s α and intraclass correlation) showed good to excellent reliability for most of the subscales and for the total scale (α = 0.93). The total scale both with (36 items) or without (32 items) work items reached good fit to the Rasch model (PSI = 0.83). However, analysis of the subscales could resolve only four subscales out of seven. Conclusions: The WHODAS-II is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of patient-reported disability in MS, with some limitations including some item redundancy and questionable reliability of some subscales.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isfandari Siti ◽  
Betty Roosihermiatie

Intersectoral approach is essential to develop program for people with disability in Indonesia. Coordination across ministries are necessary to manage this issue. The planning, provision and monitoring of medical and support services as well as program for population groups with disability may require assessment. Purpose of this study is to assess disability in Indonesia. Methods: performing analysis of disability data from 2013 Indonesian Household Health Survey known as Riskesdas. Level of disability obtained from two main population groups: those with and without non communicable disease (NCD). They then divided by age. The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODASII) was used to measure disability. Results: contribution of NCD on disability is obvious among older age indicated by higher proportion of disability with NCD. While risk of disability among younger age is unclear, since disability with NCDproportion is lower than disability without NCD. Probably risk of disability among younger age is other than NCD. None of the groups had members with extreme disability on their global WHO-DASII scores. The analysis identifi es target groups for each stakeholder to develop program for people with disability to reach their maximum potential. Abstrak Penanganan penduduk dengan disabilitas membutuhkan keterlibatan lintas kementerian. Diperlukan informasi besar masalah penduduk dengan disabilitas di Indonesia. Analisa bertujuan mengetahui besaran masalah. Metode: analisa deskriptif univariat dan bivariat data disabilitas Riskesdas 2013 untuk memperoleh Informasi disabilitas seluruh penduduk. Selanjutnya dilakukan analisa besaran disabilitas pada penduduk dengan dan tanpa Penyakit Tidak Menular (PTM). Kelompok ini kemudian digolongkan menurut umur. Instrumen The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHO-DASII) digunakan untuk mengukur disabilitas. Hasil: 18% penduduk Indonesia mengalami disabilitas. Informasi lebih rinci 8,2% mengalami kesulitan ringan, 6,8% kesulitan sedang dan 3% kesulitan berat. Kontribusi PTM terhadap disabilitas terlihat jelas pada kelompok usia 45 tahun atau lebih ditunjukkan dengan lebih tingginya proporsi disabilitas dengan PTM. Sedangkan risiko disabilitas pada kelompok usia sebelum 45 tahun bukan PTM, karena proporsidisabilitas dengan PTM lebih rendah.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. e0220806
Author(s):  
Michelle J. Bovin ◽  
Eric C. Meyer ◽  
Nathan A. Kimbrel ◽  
Sarah E. Kleiman ◽  
Jonathan D. Green ◽  
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Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1731-1747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saundra M. Tabet ◽  
Glenn W. Lambie ◽  
Shiva Jahani ◽  
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh

The researchers examined the factor structure and model specifications of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) with confirmatory tetrad analysis (CTA) using partial least squares–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with a sample of adult clients ( N = 298) receiving individual therapy at a university-based counseling research center. The CTA and PLS-SEM results identified the formative nature of the WHODAS 2.0 subscale scores, supporting an alternative measurement model of the WHODAS 2.0 scores as a second-order formative–formative model.


Spinal Cord ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 516-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Ying Chiu ◽  
Monika E. Finger ◽  
Carolina S. Fellinghauer ◽  
Reuben Escorpizo ◽  
Wen-Chou Chi ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 382-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray Baron ◽  
Orit Schieir ◽  
Marie Hudson ◽  
Russell Steele ◽  
Sousan Kolahi ◽  
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