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ESCAP/WHO Pilot Study Overview Wei Liu Statistics Division, ESCAP liuw@un.org Sixth Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics, Kampala, Oct 10-13, 2006. 1. Objective 2. Background and methodology 3. Questions tested 4. Analysis and results 5. Moving forward. Outline .
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ESCAP/WHO Pilot Study Overview Wei Liu Statistics Division, ESCAP liuw@un.org Sixth Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics, Kampala, Oct 10-13, 2006
1.Objective2. Background and methodology3. Questions tested4. Analysis and results5. Moving forward Outline
Objectives • Comparing the Washington Group 6-question “short set” with a WHO “long set” of questions • Studying the relative importance of different domains • Considering differences in underlying concepts and phrasings of questions
Background Pilot countries: Fiji, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Philippines Test Design: Study One: Testing sensitivity and specificity Study Two: Test-Retest Reliability Study Three: Linguistic Evaluation & Cognitive interviewing Other Partners: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Sample Selection India: Meerut District, Uttar Pradesh State Indonesia: Central Jakarta Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar Philippines: A selection of urban and rural geographic “clusters” Fiji: 2 rural and 8 urban enumeration areas in Central Division (capital city & surrounding areas)
Pilot Study Packets • Study Instructions • Questionnaire • Version A • Version B • Cognitive Interview Schedule
Support Materials • Translation • Guidelines • List of key terms • Linguistic evaluation form • Interview Guidelines & Q-by-Q specifications • Disability Statistics Training Manual - Draft • Quality assurance standards & guidelines • Data entry program
Questions Tested Question set 1: Washington Group’s general disability measures, 6 Qs Question set 2: -World Health Survey body structure/functions domains, 17 Qs; -WHO Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHO DAS II), activity and participation domains, 36 Qs; Australian Bureau of Statistics, need-for-assistance domains, 4 Qs http://www.unescap.org/stat/meet/widsm4/disabilty_questionnaire_Ver.A.pdf
Study 3: Cognitive Debriefing • Most questions are understood well • 95% of the respondents had no difficulties responding to questions • Minor difficulties with questions on: • Mental disability (i.e. cognition, anxiety, getting along with people, etc.) • Need-for-assistance questions • W6 communication question • Translation
Identifying “Core Domains” • ESCAP/WHO 4th Workshop on Improvement of Disability Statistics and Measurement (Bangkok, June, 2006) • Factor analysis research
Factor Analysis Life Activities Hearing Self Care Participation Mobility Vision 4th Bangkok Workshop Recommendation Life Activities Hearing Self Care Communication Mobility Vision Domain Selections
Moving Forward • Further analysis of “core” domains • To select/reconsider the phrasings of the questions for the selected domains • Follow-up pilot studies for census recommendations and for an “extended” question set for use in surveys • Regional training and advisory missions
Thank You! www.unescap.org/stat/