The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is a generic assessment instrument developed by WHO to provide a standardized method for measuring health and disability across cultures. It was developed from a comprehensive set of International Classification of Functioning..., Disability and Health (ICF) items that are sufficiently reliable and sensitive to measure the difference made by a given intervention.
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There are social and environmental barriers faced by persons with disabilities which have been reported in literature. In discussing these barriers, attention is yet to be given to the support from families to members with disabilities. This study aimed to examine family support and its impact on th...e lives of persons with disabilities in Ghana.
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PLoS Med 15(7): e1002615. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pmed.1002615
Mood disorders
Chapter E.2
Introducción
Capítulo A.10
Editores: Juan José García-Orozco, Matías Irarrázaval & Andrés Martin
Traducción: Juan José García-Orozco, Paula Placencia Morán & Laura Revert
Alcohol misuses
Substance use disorders
Chapter G.1
Mental Health Policy and Service Guidance Package
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Chinese, Russian
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47460246_Mental_illness-stigma_and_discrimination_in_Zambia
Environmental Pollution
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.05.046
SIGN 143. A national clinical guideline
Published May 2015, Revised 2018
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While the COVID-19 pandemic threatens all members of society, persons with disabilities are disproportionately impacted due to attitudinal, environmental and institutional barriers that are reproduced in the COVID-19 response.
Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
Policy brief, 24 July 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities. In many countries, evidence shows that more than 40% of COVID-19 related deaths have been linked to long-term care facilities, with figures being as h...igh as 80% in some high-income countries. Concerted action is needed to mitigate the impact across all aspects of long-term care, including home- and community-based care, given that most users and providers of care are those who are vulnerable to severe COVID-19.
This policy brief provides 11 policy objectives and key action points to prevent and manage COVID-19 across long-term care. Its intended audience is policy makers and authorities (national, subnational and local) involved in the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief builds on currently available evidence on the measures taken to prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID‑19 pandemic across long-term care services including care providers
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