Comparing Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 in Schizophrenia

Authors

Scott Gspandl, The Ohio State University
Ryan P. Peirson, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow
Ramzi W. Nahhas, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow
Tracey Goodman Skale, Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services
Douglas S. Lehrer, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Identifier/URL

43006329 (Pure); 29091824 (PubMed)

Abstract

WHODAS-2.0 is a suggested replacement to the GAF in DSM-5. This study's purpose was to assess their comparative correlation in adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorder. 42 individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were administered both tools and the PANSS. Pearson product moment correlations were computed and the different methods compared using bootstrap. There was no significant correlation between raw WHODAS-2.0 and GAF scores for all participants and a modest correlation between corrected WHODAS-2.0 and GAF scores for outpatients. The WHODAS-2.0 and GAF did not correlate when WHODAS-2.0 was self-rated, and only modestly correlated when clinician-rater corrected.

Comments

Publisher Copyright: © 2017 Elsevier B.V.

Repository Citation

Gspandl, S., Peirson, R. P., Nahhas, R. W., Skale, T. G., & Lehrer, D. S. (2018). Comparing Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 in Schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research, 259, 251-253.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/comhth/503

DOI

10.1016/j.psychres.2017.10.033