WHODAS 2.

0
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2.0
12-item version, interviewer-
administered
Introduction
This instrument was developed by the
WHO Classification, Terminology and
Standards team, within the framework of the
WHO/National Institutes of Health (NIH)
oint !ro"e#t on $ssessment and
%lassifi#ation of &isability'
(efore usin) this instrument,
interviewers must be trained usin) the
manual Measuring Health and
Disability: Manual for WHO Disability
Assessment Schedule WHODAS !"
(WHO, *+,+), whi#h in#ludes an
interview )uide and other trainin)
material'
The versions of the interview
available are as follows-
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A computerized version of the interview (iShell) is availale for
computer!assisted interviews or for data entr"

#elatives$ friends or careta%ers
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&he '2!item version e(plains )'* of the variance of the more detailed +,!
item version
7or more details of the versions please refer to the WHO&$3 *'+
manual Measuring Health and
Disability: Manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule
WHODAS !" (WHO, *+,+)'
!ermission to translate this instrument into any lan)ua)e should be
obtained from WHO, and all translations should be prepared
a##ordin) to the WHO translation )uidelines, as detailed in the
a##ompanyin) manual'
7or additional information, please visit www'who'int/whoda s or #onta#t-
Dr T #edirhan $st%n
Classification, Terminology and Standards
Health Statistics and &nformatics
World Health Organi'ation (WHO)
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DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2.0
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Section 1 Face sheet
Complete items F1F5 before starting each interview
7, 9espondent identity number
7* Interviewer identity number
7/ $ssessment time point (,, *, et#)
76 Interview date
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7: ;ivin) situation at time of interview
(#ir#le only one)
Independent
#ommunity
$ssisted livin)
Hospitali<ed
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DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2.0
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people may have due to their health
#onditions' The information that you
provide in this interview is
#onfidential and will be used only for
resear#h' The interview will take :2
,+ minutes to #omplete'
For respondents from the general
population !not the clinical
population" sa#$
=ven if you are healthy and have no
diffi#ulties, I need to ask all of the
8uestions so that the survey is
#omplete'
I will start with some ba#k)round
8uestions'
$, Record sex as observed 7emale
>ale
$* How old are you now?
$/ How many years in all did you spend studyin) in
s#hool, #olle)e or university?
$6 What is your #urrent marital status?
!%elect the single best option"
Never married
%urrently
3eparated
&ivor#ed
Widowed
%ohabitin)
$: Whi#h des#ribes your main work status best?
!%elect the single best option"
!aid work
3elf1em
as own
business
Non1paid
as volunteer or
#harity
3tudent
@eepin)
homemaker
9etired
Anemployed
(health reasons)
Anemployed
(other reasons)
Other
(spe#ify)

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DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2.0
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problems that may be short or lon)
lastin)B in"uriesB mental or emotional
problemsB and problems with
al#ohol or dru)s'
9emember to keep all of your health
problems in mind as you answer the
8uestions' When I ask you about
diffi#ulties in doin) an a#tivity think
about'''
Point to flashcard '1
. In#reased effort
. &is#omfort or pain
. 3lowness
. %han)es in the way you do the
a#tivity'
When answerin), ICd like you to think
ba#k over the past /+ days' I would
also like you to answer these
8uestions thinkin) about how mu#h
diffi#ulty you have had, on avera)e,
over the past /+ days, while doin)
the a#tivity as you usually do it'
&and flashcard '( to respondent
Ase this s#ale when respondin)'
Read scale aloud$
None, mild, moderate, severe,
e4treme or #annot do'
)nsure that the respondent can
easil# see flashcards '1 and '(
throughout the interview
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DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2.0
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In the past /+ days, how mu#h
have in-
3, 3 tandin) for lon) periods
minutes?
3* Takin) #are of
household responsibilities
3/ ;earnin) a new task
e4ample, learnin) how
new pla#e?
36 How mu#h of a problem
have "oinin) in #ommunity a#tivities
(for e4ample, festivities,
or other a#tivities) in
as anyone else
3: How mu#h have
emotionally affe#ted
problems?
In the past /+ days, how mu#h
have in-
30 %on#entratin) on
for ten minutes
3D W alkin) a lon) distan#e
as a kilometre Eor
3F W ashin) your whole body
3G Hettin) dressed
3,+ &ealin) with people
3,, >aintainin) a friendship
3,* Iour day1to1day
H, Overall, in the past /+ days,
these diffi#ulties
H* In the past /+ days, for how many days
unable to #arry out your
of any health #ondition?
H/ In the past /+ days, not #ountin) the days that you were
totally unable, for how many days did you #ut ba#k or
redu#e your usual a#tivities or work be#ause of any health
#ondition?
Record
This #on#ludes our interview' Thank you for
parti#ipatin)'
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DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2.0
$eath conditions%
& Diseases, inesses or other heath probems
& In'uries
& (enta or emotiona probems
& Probems with acoho
& Probems with drugs
$aving difficut) with an activit) means%
& Increased effort
& Discomfort or pain
& Sowness
& "hanges in the wa) )ou do the activit)
*hink about the past 3+ da)s on),
Flashcard 1
WHODAS 2.0
WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2.0
Flashcard 2
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