Validation of the "World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, WHODAS-2" in patients with chronic diseases

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Olatz Garín · Municipal Institute for Medical Research

José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos · Hospital Universitario de La Princesa

Josué Almansa · Hospital Del Mar

Marta Nieto‐Moreno · Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Somnath Chatterji · World Health Organization

Gemma Vilagut · Municipal Institute for Medical Research

Jordi Alonso

Abstract

The latent structure originally designed by WHODAS-2 developers has been confirmed for the first time, and it has shown good metric properties in clinic and rehabilitation samples. Therefore, considerable support is provided to the WHODAS-2 utilization as an international instrument to measure disability based on the ICF model.

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Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Chronic Disease Management Strategies Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 51-51

DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-51

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Validation of the "World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, WHODAS-2" in patients with chronic diseases

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