Assessment of Functioning and Disability Based on WHODAS 2.0 and Related Factors Among People Aged 80 and Over Hospitalized in a Geriatric Ward in Southeastern Poland

12 June 2026 : Clinical Research

Justyna Brożonowicz

^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Agnieszka Sozańska

^{ABCD 1}, Bernard Sozański

^{ACD 2}, Anna Wilmowska-Pietruszyńska

^{AD 3}, Ewa Orzech-Janusz^{B 4}, Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej

^{ABD 1}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.952765

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e952765

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Table 2 Level of disability according to WHODAS 2.0 in the study cohort across individual domains.

Disability domain	Mean WHODAS 2.0 score (95% CI)	SD	None (%)	Mild (%)	Moderate (%)	Severe (%)	Extreme (%)
Domain 1: Cognition	29.17 (26.6–31.73)	21.86	17.38	25.53	35.82	21.28	0.00
Domain 2: Mobility	55.90 (52.98–58.81)	24.90	2.48	8.16	23.40	63.48	2.48
Domain 3: Self-care	27.16 (24.73–29.59)	20.73	13.83	40.78	22.70	22.70	0.00
Domain 4: Getting along	38.24 (35.88–40.60)	20.11	4.61	21.99	31.21	42.20	0.00
Domain 5: Life activities	77.27 (74.58–79.96)	22.95	0.71	2.13	7.80	63.12	26.24
Domain 6: Participation	44.49 (42.40–46.58)	17.84	1.77	11.70	41.84	44.68	0.00
Total WHODAS 2.0 score	44.01 (42.03–45.98)	16.83	0.35	12.41	50.35	36.88	0.00
CI – confidence interval; SD – standard deviation.

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