Measuring Health and Disability: Manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0)
Nonserial Publication
Ustün, T.B., Kostanjsek, N., Chatterji, S., Rehm, J.
World Health Organization
ISBN-13    9789241547598 ISBN-10    9241547596
Order Number    11500748
Price    CHF    25.00 / US$    30.00 Developing countries:    CHF    17.50
English     2010        151   pages
Summary
The WHO Disability Assessment Schedule - WHODAS 2.0 is a practical instrument to measure general health and disability levels.

It is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).

WHODAS 2.0 can be used as a general measure across all diseases, including mental, neurological and addictive disorders. Developed internationally the WHODAS 2.0 is a reliable measure applicable in different cultures both in clinical settings or in general populations. It is a responsive measure that can show what difference an intervention makes.

This manual presents short and full versions of the WHODAS 2.0 together with practical guidelines on how to use them effectively. It includes 12 item, 12+24 item and 36 item questionnaires; development history; psychometric properties; and applications.

It will be of interest to general health workers, public health experts, as well as mental health workers, rehabilitation workers in outcome research and clinical trials.