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Table 3 The WHODAS 2.0 scores of the general adult population and the adults with disabilities in Taiwan (Do = domain)

From: What is the gap in activity and participation between people with disability and the general population in Taiwan?

General adults – performance (n = 1100)

Do1. cognition

Do2. mobility

Do3. self-care

Do4. getting along

Do5–1. life activities: household

Do5–2. life activities: work and school tasks

Do6. participation

Summary score

Mean ± SD

4.05 ± 10.42

4.00 ± 11.80

1.62 ± 7.71

3.34 ± 10.38

4.52 ± 13.32

2.60 ± 9.21

6.08 ± 12.46

4.14 ± 9.21

Paired t-test¥

5.20***

4.28***

4.24***

3.24**

4.78***

3.98***

5.48***

6.22***

Median

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Range

0–100

0–100

0–90

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–99.06

Floor effecta (n/%)

833(75.7)

919(82.9)

1028(93.5)

944(85.8)

935(85)

833(88.2)

728(66.2)

634(57.6)

Ceiling effecta (n/%)

2(0.2)

1(0.1)

0

1(0.1)

4(0.4)

2(0.2)

1(0.1)

0

General adults – Capability (n = 1100)

 Mean ± SD

4.66 ± 12.07

4.51 ± 13.36

2.05 ± 9.72

3.84 ± 12.06

5.44 ± 15.98

2.98 ± 10.37

6.58 ± 13.44

4.71 ± 10.66

 Median

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Range

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

 Floor effecta (n/%)

823(74.8)

907(82.5)

1020(92.7)

938(85.3)

923(83.9)

823(87.3)

719(65.4)

627(56.0)

 Ceiling effecta (n/%)

3(0.3)

1(0.1)

1(0.1)

2(0.2)

6(0.5)

2(0.2)

1(0.1)

1(0.1)

Adults with disabilities – Performance (n = 144,850)

 Mean ± SD

39.77 ± 31.75

38.71 ± 34.20

25.24 ± 30.59

49.11 ± 34.15

53.08 ± 39.96

82.33 ± 34.51

43.23 ± 26.53

45.10 ± 25.54

 Paired t-test ¥

153.87***

217.91***

215.49***

102.09***

141.36***

49.47***

154.99***

264.43***

 Median

35

31.25

10

50

50

100

41.67

42.45

 Range

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

 Floor effecta (n/%)

19,124(13.2)

33,140(22.9)

58,198(40.2)

23,692(16.4)

34,425(23.8)

6667(7.6)

5949(4.1)

1198(0.8)

 Ceiling effecta (n/%)

12,282(8.5)

13,893(9.6)

7922(5.5)

19,192(13.2)

42,978(29.7)

68,458(77.6)

5218(3.6)

2415(1.7)

Adults with disabilities – Capability (n = 144,850)

 Mean ± SD

43.37 ± 32.26

48.15 ± 38.92

39.85 ± 38.56

51.66 ± 34.49

62.27 ± 37.81

83.65 ± 32.87

47.01 ± 27.39

51.12 ± 27.46

 Median

40

43.75

30

50

70

100

45.83

49.06

 Range

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

0–100

 Floor effecta (n/%)

15,841(10.9)

28,782(19.9)

44,495(30.7)

21,614(14.9)

21,021(14.5)

5270(6)

4533(3.1)

782(0.5)

Ceiling effecta (n/%)

14,696(10.1)

33,360(23)

23,734(16.4)

22,820(15.8)

53,377(36.8)

68,910(47.6)

7540(5.2)

4336(3)

  1. ¥There are significant differences between performance and capability in both groups, P < 0.001***; P < 0.01**; P < 0.05*
  2. aThe ceiling effect is the proportion of 100 scores and the floor effect is the proportion of 0 score