WHODAS as a strategy to enable the application of the biopsychosocial model in clinical settings: a systematic review
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Biopsychosocial Model, ReviewAbstract
This study aimed to identify how WHODAS
2.0 is being used in clinical trials. This is a systematic
review that selected clinical trials in Portuguese, English,
and Spanish that used WHODAS 2.0. The search was
conducted in the following databases: MEDLINE, Embase,
LILACS, and PEDro. Data were collected on country, year,
population, objectives, version of WHODAS 2.0, and
variables evaluated. This study found 206 references,
after analysis and evaluation of the inclusion criteria,
32 articles were selected. Most studies were conducted
in Asia (n=10), followed by America (n=9). Of the
32 studies, four used the 36-item version, 17 used the
12-item version, the others did not report or used results
from specific domains. Regarding study population,
most articles (n=24) included individuals with mental
disorders as their target population. Among the health
professionals who participated in the research, most
were physicians and nurses. It was observed that despite
being an instrument recommended by the WHO to assess functioning, only 32 studies used it. It was possible to observe
that the instrument is disseminated worldwide and despite
being a generic instrument, most studies used it to evaluate
the population with mental disorders.
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