Validation of the questionnaire for the evaluation of disability of the World Health Organization in the clinical population of the metropolitan area of San Salvador and Santa Ana
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https://doi.org/10.5377/creaciencia.v11i1-2.6040Keywords:
El Salvador, instrumental research, psychometric test, mental health, validation, WHODAS 2.0.Abstract
The objective of this research was to validate the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Disability of the World Health Organization 2.0 (World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule: whodas 2.0) for its use in the clinical population that attends mental health services in the area metropolitan area of San Salvador and Santa Ana. For this, an instrumental study was carried out in which 92 people who received psychological or psychiatric care in one of the two mental health centers with which they worked, which are located in the departments of of San Salvador and Santa Ana, respectively. To validate the instrument, its relevance and reliability were analyzed using the methods of expert judges and internal consistency. The results indicate that the instrument meets acceptable levels in both dimensions to be used in clinical practice in the area of mental health.
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