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Interrogating and Reflecting on Disability Prevalence Data Collected Using the Washington Group Tools: Results from Population-Based Surveys in Cameroon, Guatemala, India, Maldives, Nepal, Turkey and Vanuatu
The Washington Group (WG) tools capture self-reported functional limitations, ranging from 6 domains in the Short Set (SS) to 11 in the Extended Set (ESF). Prevalence estimates can vary considerably on account of differences between modules and the different applications of them. We compare prevalen...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8431177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501803 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179213 |
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author | Mactaggart, Islay Hasan Bek, Ammar Banks, Lena Morgon Bright, Tess Dionicio, Carlos Hameed, Shaffa Neupane, Shailes Murthy, GVS Orucu, Ahmed Oye, Joseph Naber, Jonathan Shakespeare, Tom Patterson, Andrea Polack, Sarah Kuper, Hannah |
author_facet | Mactaggart, Islay Hasan Bek, Ammar Banks, Lena Morgon Bright, Tess Dionicio, Carlos Hameed, Shaffa Neupane, Shailes Murthy, GVS Orucu, Ahmed Oye, Joseph Naber, Jonathan Shakespeare, Tom Patterson, Andrea Polack, Sarah Kuper, Hannah |
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description | The Washington Group (WG) tools capture self-reported functional limitations, ranging from 6 domains in the Short Set (SS) to 11 in the Extended Set (ESF). Prevalence estimates can vary considerably on account of differences between modules and the different applications of them. We compare prevalence estimates by WG module, threshold, application and domain to explore these nuances and consider whether alternative combinations of questions may be valuable in reduced sets. We conducted secondary analyses of seven population-based surveys (analyses restricted to adults 18+) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries that used the WG tools. The prevalence estimates using the SS standard threshold (a lot of difficulty or higher in one or more domain) varied between 3.2% (95% Confidence Interval 2.9–3.6) in Vanuatu to 14.1% (12.2–16.2) in Turkey. The prevalence was higher using the ESF than the SS, and much higher (5 to 10-fold) using a wider threshold of “some” or greater difficulty. Two of the SS domains (communication, self-care) identified few additional individuals with functional limitations. An alternative SS replacing these domains with the psychosocial domains of anxiety and depression would identify more participants with functional limitations for the same number of items. The WG tools are valuable for collecting harmonised population data on disability. It is important that the impact on prevalence of use of different modules, thresholds and applications is recognised. An alternative SS may capture a greater proportion of people with functional domains without increasing the number of items. |
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spelling | pubmed-84311772021-09-11 Interrogating and Reflecting on Disability Prevalence Data Collected Using the Washington Group Tools: Results from Population-Based Surveys in Cameroon, Guatemala, India, Maldives, Nepal, Turkey and Vanuatu Mactaggart, Islay Hasan Bek, Ammar Banks, Lena Morgon Bright, Tess Dionicio, Carlos Hameed, Shaffa Neupane, Shailes Murthy, GVS Orucu, Ahmed Oye, Joseph Naber, Jonathan Shakespeare, Tom Patterson, Andrea Polack, Sarah Kuper, Hannah Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The Washington Group (WG) tools capture self-reported functional limitations, ranging from 6 domains in the Short Set (SS) to 11 in the Extended Set (ESF). Prevalence estimates can vary considerably on account of differences between modules and the different applications of them. We compare prevalence estimates by WG module, threshold, application and domain to explore these nuances and consider whether alternative combinations of questions may be valuable in reduced sets. We conducted secondary analyses of seven population-based surveys (analyses restricted to adults 18+) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries that used the WG tools. The prevalence estimates using the SS standard threshold (a lot of difficulty or higher in one or more domain) varied between 3.2% (95% Confidence Interval 2.9–3.6) in Vanuatu to 14.1% (12.2–16.2) in Turkey. The prevalence was higher using the ESF than the SS, and much higher (5 to 10-fold) using a wider threshold of “some” or greater difficulty. Two of the SS domains (communication, self-care) identified few additional individuals with functional limitations. An alternative SS replacing these domains with the psychosocial domains of anxiety and depression would identify more participants with functional limitations for the same number of items. The WG tools are valuable for collecting harmonised population data on disability. It is important that the impact on prevalence of use of different modules, thresholds and applications is recognised. An alternative SS may capture a greater proportion of people with functional domains without increasing the number of items. MDPI 2021-08-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8431177/ /pubmed/34501803 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179213 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Mactaggart, Islay Hasan Bek, Ammar Banks, Lena Morgon Bright, Tess Dionicio, Carlos Hameed, Shaffa Neupane, Shailes Murthy, GVS Orucu, Ahmed Oye, Joseph Naber, Jonathan Shakespeare, Tom Patterson, Andrea Polack, Sarah Kuper, Hannah Interrogating and Reflecting on Disability Prevalence Data Collected Using the Washington Group Tools: Results from Population-Based Surveys in Cameroon, Guatemala, India, Maldives, Nepal, Turkey and Vanuatu |
title | Interrogating and Reflecting on Disability Prevalence Data Collected Using the Washington Group Tools: Results from Population-Based Surveys in Cameroon, Guatemala, India, Maldives, Nepal, Turkey and Vanuatu |
title_full | Interrogating and Reflecting on Disability Prevalence Data Collected Using the Washington Group Tools: Results from Population-Based Surveys in Cameroon, Guatemala, India, Maldives, Nepal, Turkey and Vanuatu |
title_fullStr | Interrogating and Reflecting on Disability Prevalence Data Collected Using the Washington Group Tools: Results from Population-Based Surveys in Cameroon, Guatemala, India, Maldives, Nepal, Turkey and Vanuatu |
title_full_unstemmed | Interrogating and Reflecting on Disability Prevalence Data Collected Using the Washington Group Tools: Results from Population-Based Surveys in Cameroon, Guatemala, India, Maldives, Nepal, Turkey and Vanuatu |
title_short | Interrogating and Reflecting on Disability Prevalence Data Collected Using the Washington Group Tools: Results from Population-Based Surveys in Cameroon, Guatemala, India, Maldives, Nepal, Turkey and Vanuatu |
title_sort | interrogating and reflecting on disability prevalence data collected using the washington group tools: results from population-based surveys in cameroon, guatemala, india, maldives, nepal, turkey and vanuatu |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8431177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501803 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179213 |
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