EVALUATION OF DISABILITY AND FUNCTIONING IN WOMEN WITH LOW-RISK PREGNANCY USING WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DISABILITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0)

Abstract

WHO developed questionnaire to quantify the level of disability and functioning called World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 36 item score (WHODAS 2.0) on background of ICF (International Classication of functioning and disability) It has six domains cognition, mobility, selfcare, getting along, life activities and participation. Each domains have variable number of questions and a score from 1 to 5 corresponding to none, mild, moderate, severe and extreme. Our objective was to evaluate disability and functioning in low-risk pregnancy using WHODAS 2.0, 36 item score in late second and third trimesters. The study was prospective observational cohort study on women with low-risk singleton pregnancy in late second and third trimester using World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0, 36 item score. On comparing the scores of both trimesters and total scores statistically signicant results were obtained p value < 0.001. The rst domain cognition had signicant decrease in scores in third trimester while rest ve domains had an increase in disability in third trimester. Low risk pregnancy causes signicant reduction in functioning and increased disability than that normally perceived.