Welcome to the Home Page for the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II). This site provides information relevant and useful to researchers, clinicians, and administrators who are interested in learning about and using this instrument for assessing levels of functioning.
The WHODAS II has been under development by WHO for several years. Final versions are expected to be released in 2001. Currently, the WHODAS II is available in eleven versions and sixteen languages. Available versions include self-administered, interviewer-administered, and proxy-reported.
The WHODAS II provides a profile of functioning across six activity domains, as well as a general disability score. This information can be used to
- Identify needs
- Match patients to interventions
- Track functioning over time
- Measure clinical outcomes and treatment effectiveness
Return to this page often to receive the latest information and updates regarding the WHODAS II, including semi-structured versions of the instrument and publications.
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