Functioning and disability analysis by using WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 in older adults Taiwanese patients with dementia
Resource
Disabil. Rehabil., 38(17), 1652-1663
Journal
Disability and Rehabilitation
Pages
1652-1663
Date Issued
2016
Date
2016
Author(s)
Huang, Shih-Wei
Chang, Kwang-Hwa
Escorpizo, Reuben
Chi, Wen-Chou
Yen, Chia-Feng
Liao, Hua-Fang
Chang, Feng-Hang
Chiu, Wen-Ta
Lin, Jia-Wei
Liou, Tsan-Hon
Abstract
Background: To analyse the disability status of elderly Taiwanese dementia patients by using the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0). Methods: We enrolled 12 126 disabled elderly (465 years) patients with dementia during July 2012-January 2014 from the Taiwan Data Bank of Persons with Disability. Trained interviewers evaluated the standardised scores in the six WHODAS 2.0 domains. Student's t test was used for comparing WHODAS 2.0 scores of male and female dementia patients with different age groups. Results: The study population comprised 12 126 patients; 7612 were women and 4514 were men. The WHODAS 2.0 scores showed that the dementia patients had global activity limitation and participation restriction in all domains. Dementia-induced disability was prominent in male patients in all of the domains of the WHODAS 2.0. The domains of life activities, getting along with people and cognition were more strongly affected than the other domains. However, women experienced more rapid functional decline than men did as they aged. Conclusion: The data analysed in this large-scale, population-based study revealed crucial information on dementia-induced disability in elderly patients on the basis of the WHODAS 2.0 framework.
Subjects
Dementia
gender difference
ICF
Taiwan
World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0
SDGs
Other Subjects
age distribution; aged; cognition; daily life activity; dementia; disability; disabled person; female; human; male; psychological rating scale; psychology; regression analysis; severity of illness index; sex ratio; Taiwan; very elderly; world health organization; Activities of Daily Living; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cognition; Dementia; Disability Evaluation; Disabled Persons; Female; Humans; Male; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Regression Analysis; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Distribution; Taiwan; World Health Organization