Exploring the Use of Washington Group Questions to Identify People with Clinical Impairments Who Need Services including Assistive Products: Results from Five Population-Based Surveys

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dc.contributor.authorBoggs, Dorothy
dc.contributor.authorKuper, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorMactaggart, Islay
dc.contributor.authorBright, Tess
dc.contributor.authorMurthy, Gvs
dc.contributor.authorHydara, Abba
dc.contributor.authorMcCormick, Ian
dc.contributor.authorTamblay, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Matias L.
dc.contributor.authorAtijosan-Ayodele, Oluwarantimi
dc.contributor.authorYonso, Hisem
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Allen
dc.contributor.authorPolack, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:09:28Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:09:28Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThis study analyses the use of the self-reported Washington Group (WG) question sets as a first stage screening to identify people with clinical impairments, service and assistive product (AP) referral needs using different cut-off levels in four functional domains (vision, hearing, mobility and cognition). Secondary data analysis was undertaken using population-based survey data from five countries, including one national survey (The Gambia) and four regional/district surveys (Cameroon, Chile, India and Turkey). In total 19,951 participants were sampled (range 538-9188 in individual studies). The WG question sets on functioning were completed for all participants alongside clinical impairment assessments/questionnaires. Using the WG "some/worse difficulty" cut-off identified people with mild/worse impairments with variable sensitivity (44-79%) and specificity (73-92%) in three of the domains. At least 64% and 60% of people with mild/worse impairments who required referral for surgical/medical and rehabilitation/AP services, respectively, self-reported "some/worse difficulty", and much fewer reported "a lot/worse difficulty." For moderate/worse impairment, both screening cut-offs improved identification of service/AP need, but a smaller proportion of people with need were identified. In conclusion, WG questions could be used as a first-stage screening option to identify people with impairment and referral needs, but only with moderate sensitivity and specificity.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19074304
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074304
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93533
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000781591200001
dc.issue.numero7
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaInternational journal of environmental research and public health
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectimpairment
dc.subjectfunctioning
dc.subjectscreening
dc.subjectrehabilitation
dc.subjectassistive products
dc.subjectCameroon
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectThe Gambia
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleExploring the Use of Washington Group Questions to Identify People with Clinical Impairments Who Need Services including Assistive Products: Results from Five Population-Based Surveys
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen19
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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