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Support for the higher-order factor structure of the WHODAS 2.0 self-report version in a Dutch outpatient psychiatric setting.

Guido L WilliamsEdwin de BeursPhilip SpinhovenGerard FlensMuirne C S Paap
Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2021)
Our results lend support for a factorial structure of the WHODAS 2.0 36-item self-report version that is comparable to the interview version. While we conjecture that a seven-factor solution might give a better reflection of item content and item variance, further research is needed to assess the clinical relevance of such a model. At this point, we recommend using the second-order structure with six factors that matches past findings of the interview form.
Keyphrases
  • psychometric properties
  • mental health