Population Functioning

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
World Health Organization
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): Rehabilitation Indicator Menu
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Functional Change

Defining Attributes

Definition

Population functioning measured through population-based surveys with instruments such as the WHO Model Disability Survey (MDS), WHODAS 2.0, or the functioning module of the WHO World Health Survey (WHS). These measures provide detailed and nuanced information on how people with and without disabilities conduct their lives and the difficulties they encounter, regardless of any underlying health condition or impairment.

Numerator

Functioning of population as measured with the selected instrument, across the spectrum of functioning levels.

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is the national population with and without disability.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Can be disaggregated by age, sex, geographical region, socioeconomic status. Findings can also differentiate between disability types due to the individual's impairments, health condition or societal or environmental barriers.

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Preferred data source: Population based survey, using results from WHO MDS, WHODAS 2.0, or the functioning module of the WHS. Other possible data sources: National statistics offices.

Frequency of Data Collection
Every 5 years
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1826
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

World Health Organization (WHO). Rehabilitation indicator menu. 2nd edition. 2023. Accessed September 2023. Available from: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440

Technical Specifications

Rehabilitation indicator menu 2023 2nd edition: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025