The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-II) is a widely used generic assessment instrument for health and disability. However, a specific psychometric evaluation for this scale in multiple sclerosis (MS) is lacking. This study is aimed at the assessment of the psychometric properties of the WHODAS-II in MS with Cronbach's α and modern Rasch-model analyses.

Magistrale, G., Pisani, V., Argento, O., Incerti, C., Bozzali, M., Cadavid, D., et al. (2014). Validation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS-II) in patients with multiple sclerosis. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS [10.1177/1352458514543732].

Validation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS-II) in patients with multiple sclerosis

CALTAGIRONE, CARLO;NOCENTINI, UGO
2014-08-04

Abstract

The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-II) is a widely used generic assessment instrument for health and disability. However, a specific psychometric evaluation for this scale in multiple sclerosis (MS) is lacking. This study is aimed at the assessment of the psychometric properties of the WHODAS-II in MS with Cronbach's α and modern Rasch-model analyses.
4-ago-2014
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA
English
Multiple sclerosis; reliability; psychometric assessment; Rasch analysis; disability; patient-reported outcomes
Magistrale, G., Pisani, V., Argento, O., Incerti, C., Bozzali, M., Cadavid, D., et al. (2014). Validation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS-II) in patients with multiple sclerosis. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS [10.1177/1352458514543732].
Magistrale, G; Pisani, V; Argento, O; Incerti, C; Bozzali, M; Cadavid, D; Caltagirone, C; Medori, R; Deluca, J; Nocentini, U
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