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Table 6 WHODAS-2 domain specific scores by disorder, according to severity level.

From: Validation of the "World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, WHODAS-2" in patients with chronic diseases

Pathology (n)

Understanding &

Communicating

Getting

Around

Self

Care

Getting along

with people

Life Activities:

household

Life Activities:

work or school

Participation

in Society

Bipolar

ES = 1.03

ES = 0.69

ES = 1.43

ES = 0.85

ES = 0.56

ES = 1.97

ES = 1.27

   Eutimic (78)

21.4 (19.6)

9.0 (12.3)

4.1 (8.5)

19.8 (20.5)

20.1 (24.8)

15.8 (22.2)

15.3 (15.4)

   No eutimic (36)

44.0 (26.5)*

20.7 (24.4)*

23.3 (20.4)*

38.9 (26.1)*

34.7 (28.8)*

72.9 (40.0)*

37.2 (20.6)*

Depression

ES = 1.44

ES = 1.24

ES = 1.82

ES = 1.61

ES = 0.56

ES = 0.75

ES = 1.5

   Mild (36)

34.3 (20.1)

27.6 (21.9)

20.9 (21.5)

44.6 (23.1)

54.1 (30.4)

71.2 (38.2)

37.4 (15.0)

   Moderate (30)

49.2 (19.5)

42.1 (24.5)

48.3 (22.0)

57.5 (28.9)

63.3 (33.3)

87.9 (18.5)

47.9 (13.3)

   Severe (19)

66.8 (26.4)*

57.6 (27.7)*

60.5 (22.2)*

80.7 (21.2)*

72.1 (35.4)

94.9 (13.5)

61.6 (18.1)*

TBI

ES = 1.21

ES = 1.12

ES = 1.22

ES = 1.1

ES = 0.96

ES = 1.59

ES = 1.49

   Mild (36)

6.9 (10.6)

4.2 (12.2)

1.7 (5.1)

8.3 (15.6)

10.8 (18.4)

10.3 (18.0)

9.8 (15.2)

   Moderate(33)

17.6 (19.1)

9.7 (15.1)

4.8 (10.3)

15.9 (16.4)

18.6 (20.1)

25.0 (30.1)

22.0 (16.1)

   Severe (31)

27.6 (22.2)*

31.1 (32.2)*

22.7 (24.4)*

31.1 (25.3)*

36.6 (34.0)*

61.2 (42.2)*

39.4 (24.0)*

IHD

ES = 0.89

ES = 1.21

ES = 1.09

ES = 0.44

ES = 0.89

ES = 0.69

ES = 1.28

   Mild (12)

0.8 (2.9)

10.4 (19.8)

2.5 (8.7)

4.9 (6.6)

13.8 (35.0)

47.1 (50.4)

16.0 (13.9)

   Moderate (71)

6.6 (9.5)

32.0 (29.0)

16.3 (18.6)

13.4 (12.3)

42.9 (43.0)

57.1 (43.1)

29.9 (16.9)

   Severe (17)

11.5 (15.4)*

44.1 (32.4)*

26.5 (27.6)*

24.5 (24.2)*

63.3 (45.3)

52.4 (46.4)

37.3 (21.5)*

Migraine

ES = 0.57

ES = 0.54

ES = 0.36

ES = 0.51

ES = 0.97

ES = 0.61

ES = 1.07

   Mild (27)

10.8 (9.3)

9.1 (13.1)

4.1 (9.3)

10.1 (10.4)

18.5 (20.7)

20.5 (17.4)

15.7 (10.7)

   Moderate (29)

21.9 (16.7)

15.5 (20.1)

10.7 (17.5)

14.8 (19.8)

34.6 (23.6)

30.8 (19.4)

24.6 (13.5)

   Severe (46)

22.4 (24.3)] *

23.2 (25.6) *

8.9 (16.6)

20.0 (24.6)

43.3 (29.5)*

34.8 (22.5) *

31.2 (16.3)*

Parkinson

ES = 0.67

ES = 1

ES = 1.05

ES = 0.54

ES = 0.07

ES = 0.48

ES = 0.91

   Mild (13)

8.5 (10.1)

13.0 (20.6)

5.0 (8.7)

9.5 (11.4)

30.0 (22.4)

33.0 (32.8)

21.8 (13.8)

   Moderate (54)

9.4 (9.2)

20.5 (20.6)

16.3 (19.5)

12.0 (12.7)

18.8 (22.1)

21.4 (19.9)

22.4 (15.2)

   Severe (26)

19.8 (19.4)*

42.5 (33.0)*

31.9 (30.6)*

20.7 (23.8)

28.3 (27.5)

18.6 (28.4)

39.4 (21.4)*

Multiple sclerosis

ES = 0.42

ES = 3.08

ES = 1.34

ES = 0.48

ES = 1.22

ES = 1.11

ES = 1.71

   Mild (43)

2.4 (5.9)

4.4 (8.9)

1.6 (5.7)

4.6 (9.5)

8.6 (13.4)

4.9 (9.8)

8.7 (9.8)

   Moderate (36)

6.5 (9.1)

26.4 (17.7)

5.6 (12.1)

10.2 (11.7)

24.3 (19.9)

9.9 (16.8)

21.7 (14.9)

   Severe (21)

5.2 (8.1)

55.4 (26.1)*

22.4 (26.1)*

9.8 (13.1)

27.4 (18.8)*

18.4 (15.9)*

33.5 (21.2)*

Stroke

ES = 0.22

ES = 0.85

ES = 0.6

ES = 0.49

ES = 0.53

ES = 0.22

ES = 0.47

   Mild (78)

9.3 (12.2)

51.6 (24.4)

18.0 (20.8)

11.7 (16.7)

90.0 (21.7)

97.7 (12.1)

43.1 (19.6)

   Moderate (24)

12.2 (15.9)

71.2 (18.0)*

32.4 (31.9)*

21.3 (27.3)

100.0 (0.0)*

100.0 (0.0)

50.8 (16.5)

Osteoporosis

ES = 0.49

ES = 1.44

ES = 0.53

ES = 0.7

ES = 1.1

ES = 0.3

ES = 1.31

   Mild (41)

8.6 (11.8)

9.8 (16.1)

2.3 (11.4)

6.4 (11.2)

14.8 (24.2)

6.4 (13.7)

8.4 (13.3)

   Moderate (27)

12.4 (13.3)

15.0 (11.6)

3.3 (6.2)

10.3 (14.6)

28.8 (19.0)

20.0 (19.8)

14.2 (10.9)

   Severe (17)

15.6 (18.9)

35.7 (21.6)*

9.4 (17.5)

18.9 (28.3)*

42.7 (28.1)*

10.7 (15.2)

28.6 (19.8)*

Rheumatoid Arthritis

ES = 0.88

ES = 3.73

ES = 3.98

ES = 0.17

ES = 4.18

 

ES = 5.85

   Mild (5)

15.0 (12.7)

11.3 (21.8)

6.0 (13.4)

15.0 (13.7)

20.0 (18.7)

0.0 (.)

10.0 (9.6)

   Moderate (16)

27.8 (20.2)

33.2 (17.6)

16.3 (15.9)

18.8 (15.1)

47.3 (20.3)

35.7 (14.3)

28.6 (13.8)

   Severe (2)

30.0 (28.3)

84.4 (4.4)*

60.0 (14.1)*

12.5 (17.7)

90.0 (0.0)*

---

62.5 (5.9)*

Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP)

ES = 1.23

ES = 0.69

ES = 0.62

ES = 0.47

ES = 0.13

ES = 0.90

ES = 1.18

   Mild (8)

22.7 (12.8)

36.5 (18.0)

8.7 (14.1)

27.8 (21.4)

54.2 (21.9)

40.2 (20.5)

32.6 (17.0)

   Moderate (21)

27.1 (20.4)

45.0 (22.9)

13.6 (16.5)

25.7 (24.3)

55.7 (27.1)

30.6 (20.9)

28.9 (15.5)

   Severe (13)

47.3 (26.1)*

48.6 (17.0)

19.2 (20.2)

38.7 (24.7)

57.7 (31.7)

58.2 (19.5)

53.8 (18.7)*

Low Back Pain (LBP)

ES = 0.03

ES = 0.56

ES = 0.62

ES = 0.13

ES = 0.47

ES = 0.37

ES = 0.87

   Mild (42)

15.6 (18.3)

27.2 (23.6)

7.4 (12.7)

12.7 (19.3)

31.5 (29.6)

22.2 (34.2)

20.5 (18.8)

   Moderate (44)

22.2 (19.8)

32.5 (20.8)

13.4 (16.1)

14.4 (17.1)

35.1 (26.2)

26.8 (32.0)

28.3 (21.0)

   Severe (24)

15.1 (16.5)

40.4 (23.6)

17.5 (21.1)*

10.5 (14.5)

45.2 (27.9)

34.9 (34.5)

39.3 (25.9)*

  1. Effect size (ES) coefficient among the extremes groups
  2. * p < 0.05