Validity and reliability of the Functioning Disability Evaluation Scale-Adult Version based on the WHODAS 2.0-36 items

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 839-849

  Yen, Chia Feng ^a   Hwang, Ai Wen ^b   Liou, Tsan Hon ^c,d   Chiu, Tzu Ying ^a   Hsu, Hsin Yuan ^a   Chi, Wen Chou ^c   Wu, Ting Fang ^e   Chang, Ben Shang ^f   Lu, Shu Jen ^g   Liao, Hua Fang ^g   Teng, Su Wen ^h   Chiu, Wen Ta ^h  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h Ministry of Health and Welfare   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disability evaluation; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF); Reliability and validity; Social participation; WHODAS 2.0

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPREHENSION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONVERSATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONING DISABILITY EVALUATION SCALE ADULT VERSION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PERFORMANCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOSIS; RELIABILITY; SELF CARE; SENILE DEMENTIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STANDING; TAIWAN; VALIDITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TAIWAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84922018524     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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