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dc.contributor.authorMoen, Vegard Pihlen_US
dc.contributor.authorDrageset, Jorunnen_US
dc.contributor.authorEide, Geir Egilen_US
dc.contributor.authorKlokkerud, Marien_US
dc.contributor.authorGjesdal, Sturlaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-29T11:14:24Z
dc.date.available2016-09-29T11:14:24Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.PublishedQuality of Life Research 26:505–514eng
dc.identifier.issn0962-9343
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/12877
dc.description.abstractPurpose The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 is a generic instrument to assess disability covering six domains. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of the instrument for monitoring disability in specialized somatic rehabilitation by testing reliability, construct validity and responsiveness of WHODAS 2.0, Norwegian version, among patients with various health conditions. Methods For taxonomy, terminology and definitions, the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments were followed. Reproducibility was investigated by the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) in a randomly selected sample. Internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha. Construct validity was evaluated by correlations between WHODAS 2.0 and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form, and fit of the hypothesized structure using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Responsiveness was evaluated in another randomly selected sample by testing a priori formulated hypotheses. Results Nine hundred seventy patients were included in the study. Reproducibility and responsiveness were evaluated in 53 and 104 patients, respectively. The ICC for the WHODAS 2.0 domains ranged from 0.63 to 0.84 and was 0.87 for total score. Cronbach’s alpha for domains ranged from 0.75 to 0.94 and was 0.93 for total score. For construct validity, 6 of 12 expected correlations were confirmed and CFA did not achieve satisfactory fit indices. For responsiveness, 3 of 8 hypotheses were confirmed. Conclusion The Norwegian version of WHODAS 2.0 showed moderate to satisfactory reliability and moderate validity in rehabilitation patients. However, the present study indicated possible limitations in terms of responsiveness.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherSpringereng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/20522" target="blank"> Disability in patients entering rehabilitation centres in secondary care in Norway: A cross-sectional study of predictors and the relationships with sense of coherence and health-related quality of life</a>
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/eng
dc.subjectWHODAS 2.0eng
dc.subjectDisabilityeng
dc.subjectRehabilitationeng
dc.subjectReliabilityeng
dc.subjectValidityeng
dc.subjectResponsivenesseng
dc.titleValidation of World Health Organization Assessment Schedule 2.0 in specialized somatic rehabilitation services in Norwayen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2016-09-14T07:46:00Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2016 the authors
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-016-1384-5
dc.identifier.cristin1374475


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