Psychometric evaluation of the WHODAS 2.0 and prevalence of disability in a Swedish general population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is a generic questionnaire that captures health and disability-related functioning information corresponding to six major life domains: Cognition, Mobility, Self-care, Getting along, Life activities, and Participation. The WHODAS 2.0 is used in a wide range of international clinical and research settings. A psychometric evaluation of WHODAS 2.0, Swedish version, in the general population is lacking, together with national reference data to enable interpretation and comparison. This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swedish 36-item version of WHODAS 2.0 and describe the prevalence of disability in a Swedish general population.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was perfo

SUBMITTER: Noren P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10076457 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature