Measuring health and disability : manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule WHODAS 2.0 / editors, T. B. Ustun ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Üstün, T. B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disability evaluation.

People with disabilities--Functional assessment.

People with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

WHODAS 2.0

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is a unique practical instrument, based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), that can be used to measure general health and disability levels, including mental and neurological disorders, both at the population level or in clinical practice, in a wide range of cultural settings. Presented in this book is a detailed overview of how the schedule was developed and validated, together with a description of its key features and applications. The questionnaires that form the basis of WHODAS 2.0 are availa

Contents:

TITLE; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations and acronyms; Part I: Background; 2. WHODAS 2.0 development; 3. Psychometric properties of WHODAS 2.0; 4. Uses of WHODAS 2.0; Part 2: Practical aspects of administering and scoring WHODAS 2.0; 5. Administering WHODAS 2.0; 6. Scoring of WHODAS 2.0; 7. Question-by-question specifications; 8. Syntax for automatic computation of overall score using SPSS; 9. Guidelines and exercises for use of WHODAS 2.0; 10. Test yourself; Glossary; References; Part 3: WHODAS 2.0 VERSIONS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-76079-3

9786612760792

92-4-068533-2

OCLC:

662259093