Functioning and Disability Analysis of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury by Using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0

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ID15465820
AutoresChia-Ying Kuo (Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital), Tsan‐Hon Liou (0000-0002-0959-4023, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital), Kwang‐Hwa Chang (Wan Fang Hospital), Kwang-Hwa Chang (0000-0002-3091-0190, Taipei Medical University), Wen‐Chou Chi (0000-0002-2143-5607, Chung Shan Medical University), Reuben Escorpizo (0000-0002-3199-4744, University of Vermont), Chia-Feng Yen (0000-0001-8515-1446, Tzu Chi University), Hua-Fang Liao (National Taiwan University), Hua‐Fang Liao (0000-0003-3663-8949, Chinese Association of Early Intervention Profession for Children with Developmental Delays, Hualien City 97064, Taiwan), Hung‐Yi Chiou (0000-0002-4545-9697, Taipei Medical University), Wen‐ta Chiu (Taipei Medical University, autor de correspondencia), Wen-Ta Chiu (0000-0002-9788-4046, Taipei Medical University), Jo-Ting Tsai (0000-0001-7745-1131, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital)
Año2015
Volumen12
Número4
Páginas4116-4127
Fecha de publicación2015-04-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph120404116
PMID25874682
PMCIDPMC4410236
OpenAlexW2171354541
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas20

The purpose of this study is to compare traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and spinal cord injuries (SCI) patients' function and disability by using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0); and to clarify the factors that contribute to disability. We analyzed data available between September 2012 and August 2013 from Taiwan's national disability registry which is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework. Of the 2664 cases selected for the study, 1316 pertained to TBI and 1348 to SCI. A larger percentage of patients with TBI compared with those with SCI exhibited poor cognition, self-care, relationships, life activities, and participation in society (all p < 0.001). Age, sex, injury type, socioeconomic status, place of residence, and severity of impairment were determined as factors that independently contribute to disability (all p < 0.05). The WHODAS 2.0 is a generic assessment instrument which is appropriate for assessing the complex and multifaceted disability associated with TBI and SCI. Further studies are needed to validate the WHODAS 2.0 for TBI and SCI from a multidisciplinary perspective

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Spinal cord · Spinal cord injury · Traumatic brain injury · Medicine · Spinal Cord Injury Research · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies · Traumatic Brain Injury Research · Gerontology · Rehabilitation