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WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0.

WHODAS 2.0

What it measures
Generic functioning and disability (ICF-based) across 6 domains: Cognition, Mobility, Self-Care, Getting Along, Life Activities, Participation; summary disability score (past 30 days)
Length and format
36 (full), 12 (short), 12+24 hybrid. 5-point difficulty scale (none to extreme/cannot do); simple or IRT scoring 0-100 (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
47+ languages/dialects (WHO-coordinated translations)
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - author permission

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Reference
Ustun, T. B., Kostanjsek, N., Chatterji, S., & Rehm, J. (Eds.) (2010). Measuring Health and Disability: Manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0). Geneva: WHO.

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