Implications for Rehabilitation
The impact of stroke on patients’ functioning in terms of activities and participation is important in the postacute and long-term rehabilitation phase.
The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-II) was developed specifically to measure activities and participation.
Psychometric properties of the WHODAS-II in stroke have received some attention recently, mostly using classical approaches.
This study has tested the reliability and validity of the WHODAS-II in stroke, using modern psychometric analysis and it has been found that WHODAS-II provides a reliable and valid instrument for measuring functioning and components of “activities” and “participation” in stroke survivors.