results the average age of patients was 34.1 ± 14.6 year. in total 86.4% of the participants were male, 78.6% lived in urban areas, 87.1% were iranian, and 58.6% were employed. a total of 62.1% of trauma patient injuries were traffic related injuries and most of them (75%) were motor cycle accidents. a total of 79.3% of patients had injuries in the extremities with other injuries as follows: he...

OBJECTIVE To investigate in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) whether the newly developed World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II) is a useful instrument for measuring disability, to assess its responsiveness in relation to other traditional disease specific instruments, and to identify factors that are associated with both short term and long term scores on the WHODAS ...

Objective: To investigate in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) whether the newly developed World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II) is a useful instrument for measuring disability, to assess its responsiveness in relation to other traditional disease specific instruments, and to identify factors that are associated with both short term and long term scores on the WHODAS...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the validity and responsiveness of the World Health Organization Disability Schedule II (WHODAS II) in patients with established RA. METHODS In 85 RA patients admitted for rehabilitation, the WHODAS II (0-100) was applied at admission and 6 weeks after discharge. Additional assessments included measures of physical and psychological functioning, disease activity and q...

This review is a critical analysis regarding the study and utilization of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II) as a basis for establishing specific criteria for evaluating relevant international scientific literature. The WHODAS II is an instrument developed by the World Health Organisation in order to assess behavioural limitations and restrictions relate...

BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with significant impairment. OBJECTIVE The objective of this article is to identify and compare clinical measures that can predict self-rated disability in patients with MS using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS-II). METHODS Patients with MS and healthy controls were consecutively recruited at one center...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between health problems as rated by the health professionals in the Norwegian form of the Core Set for low back pain and the patients' self-reported health problems in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II). METHODS This was part of an international multicenter study where a convenience ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the reliability and validity of WHODAS II within the spinal cord injury population. SUBJECTS Sixty-three people with traumatic spinal cord injury. METHODS The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale II (WHODAS II), Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique, and Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (MOS SF-36) were administered a...

OBJECTIVE To follow up the long-term functioning in a community through assessing personal background and status based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) after a stroke, by using a Korean version of World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale II (K-WHODAS II). METHODS We surveyed 146 patients diagnosed at the first-onset of acute stroke a...