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Table 2 The 12-item world health organization disability assessment schedule 2.0

Assessment instrument that can measure health and disability
1 Standing for long periods such as 30 min?
2 Taking care of your household responsibilities?
3 Learning a new task, for example, learning how to get to a new place?
4 Joining in community activities (for example, festivities, religious, or other activities) in the same way as anyone else can?
5 How much have you been emotionally affected by your health problems?
6 Concentrating on doing something for 10 min?
7 Walking a long distance such as a kilometer [or equivalent]?
8 Washing your whole body?
9 Getting dressed?
10 Dealing with people you do not know?
11 Maintaining a friendship?
12 Your day-to-day work/school?

The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 is a practical, generic assessment instrument that can measure health and disability at the population level or in clinical practice. The level of difficulty starts from “no difficulty” and increases in an ordered fashion to “mild,” “moderate,” “severe,” or “extreme” difficulty