Research seminar
Date: Thursday 1 March 2012
Time: 12.45 - 2pm
Venue: Boardroom 2, 2nd floor, Hunter wing, St George’s, University of London
Cranmer Terrace, Tooting SW17 0RE
Information and bookings: Vicky Spencer-Bowdage, tel +44 (0)20 8725 3924 or email v.spencer-bowdage@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
Is WHODAS 2.0 a meaningful outcome measure in community rehabilitation?
An exploration of content and construct validity of a generic disability measure from the perspective of clients of a community rehabilitation team in London.
Presented by Stefan Kulnik, MRes student
Disability is a commonly measured outcome in rehabilitation practice. The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) is a relatively new self-reported measure of disability based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
The study aimed to investigate qualitative aspects of content and construct validity of WHODAS 2.0 with respect to its use as an outcome measure in a community rehabilitation service in London.
It applied a phenomenological approach with a grounded theory method of data collection and analysis.
Qualitative interviews and interviewer-administered WHODAS 2.0 were conducted with ten service users. Participants’ accounts were compared with the measure’s content and construct of disability.
About the Faculty Research Seminar Series
This free fortnightly lunchtime seminar series, hosted by Professor Vari Drennan and Nan Greenwood, aims to:
- share the research being undertaken in the Faculty
- offer an opportunity for debate and exchange of ideas
- provide an opportunity for meeting others interested in health and social care research.
All are welcome.