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Normative Data for the 12 Item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0

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  • Gavin Andrews
  • Alice Kemp
  • Matthew Sunderland
  • Michael Von Korff
  • Tevik Bedirhan Ustun

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Background: The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) measures disability due to health conditions including diseases, illnesses, injuries, mental or emotional problems, and problems with alcohol or drugs. Method: The 12 Item WHODAS 2.0 was used in the second Australian Survey of Mental Health and Well-being. We report the overall factor structure and the distribution of scores and normative data (means and SDs) for people with any physical disorder, any mental disorder and for people with neither. Findings: A single second order factor justifies the use of the scale as a measure of global disability. People with mental disorders had high scores (mean 6.3, SD 7.1), people with physical disorders had lower scores (mean 4.3, SD 6.1). People with no disorder covered by the survey had low scores (mean 1.4, SD 3.6). Interpretation: The provision of normative data from a population sample of adults will facilitate use of the WHODAS 2.0 12 item scale in clinical and epidemiological research.

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  • Gavin Andrews & Alice Kemp & Matthew Sunderland & Michael Von Korff & Tevik Bedirhan Ustun, 2009. "Normative Data for the 12 Item WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(12), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0008343
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008343
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