Disability Cognitive Test:The Philippine Experience

Presented by:Carmelita N. ErictaAdministrator, PNSO

6th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics

October 10 – 13, 2006Kampala, Uganda

Question on CommunicationQuestion on Communication

26th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Outline of the PresentationOutline of the Presentation

Main Thrust of the TestMain Thrust of the Test

RespondentsRespondents

Dates and Venues of the TestDates and Venues of the Test

Interview ApproachInterview Approach

Test ResultsTest Results

FindingsFindings

36th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Main thrust of the testMain thrust of the test

Identify problems in adopting the core Identify problems in adopting the core questions for use in censuses and surveysquestions for use in censuses and surveys

Provide comparative results in administering Provide comparative results in administering the core questions to respondents and their the core questions to respondents and their respective proxies respective proxies

46th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

RespondentsRespondents

36 pairs of respondents (self-report and proxy) 36 pairs of respondents (self-report and proxy) were selected: were selected:

6 employees from PNSO-Central Office staff6 employees from PNSO-Central Office staff

15 residents from a rural village in the province 15 residents from a rural village in the province of Rizal (55 kms away from Manila)of Rizal (55 kms away from Manila)

15 residents from an urban village in the City of 15 residents from an urban village in the City of Valenzuela (17 kms away from Manila)Valenzuela (17 kms away from Manila)

56th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Dates and Venues of Conduct of Dates and Venues of Conduct of TestTest

Activity Date Area

Cognitive Test 1 January 23 -27,2006

Central Office –Manila

Cognitive Test 2 February 3, 2006 Rizal

Cognitive Test 3 February 24, 2006 Valenzuela City

66th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Interview ApproachInterview Approach

A partnership approach was adopted: one A partnership approach was adopted: one served as interviewer and another as observer.served as interviewer and another as observer.

A respondent for self-report was to be A respondent for self-report was to be interviewed first followed by the interview for interviewed first followed by the interview for the proxy report.the proxy report.

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Test ResultsTest Results

There were 31 matched self-report and proxy respondents.

86th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Of the 31 self-report respondents, only 8 respondents Of the 31 self-report respondents, only 8 respondents (25.8 percent) experienced difficulty in communicating; (25.8 percent) experienced difficulty in communicating;

17 proxies (54.8 percent) revealed that the 17 proxies (54.8 percent) revealed that the majority of their counterparts have difficulty in majority of their counterparts have difficulty in communicating; andcommunicating; and

Test ResultsTest Results

96th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Most of the respondents and their Most of the respondents and their proxies had no problem in answering proxies had no problem in answering the core question on communication.the core question on communication.

Test ResultsTest Results

106th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Almost all of those who have difficulty in communicating Almost all of those who have difficulty in communicating (87.5 percent) claimed to have difficulty in understanding (87.5 percent) claimed to have difficulty in understanding or being understood somewhat often.or being understood somewhat often.

Test ResultsTest Results

116th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Majority of respondents in self-report with difficulty in Majority of respondents in self-report with difficulty in communicating (87.5 percent) admitted they exerted communicating (87.5 percent) admitted they exerted some effort in understanding or being understood. some effort in understanding or being understood. Several proxies observed their counterparts to exert some Several proxies observed their counterparts to exert some or a lot of effort on this activityor a lot of effort on this activity

Test ResultsTest Results

126th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Proxies were more concerned for their counterparts’ Proxies were more concerned for their counterparts’ ability to understand or be understood.ability to understand or be understood.

Test ResultsTest Results

136th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Test ResultsTest Results

146th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Most of the self-report respondents revealed that Most of the self-report respondents revealed that they have no difficulty in understanding what people they have no difficulty in understanding what people say, and starting and maintaining a conversation.say, and starting and maintaining a conversation.

Most of their proxies, however, have a different Most of their proxies, however, have a different perception on this matter. perception on this matter.

Test ResultsTest Results

156th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Test ResultsTest Results

166th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Most self-report respondents (87.1 percent) Most self-report respondents (87.1 percent) disclosed that they have no difficulty in making new disclosed that they have no difficulty in making new friends. Most proxies (93.6 percent) also observed friends. Most proxies (93.6 percent) also observed that their counterparts have no difficulty in making that their counterparts have no difficulty in making new friends.new friends.

More than half (51.6 percent) of the self-report More than half (51.6 percent) of the self-report respondents disclosed that they felt shy in a group or respondents disclosed that they felt shy in a group or social situations. But about 65 percent of the proxies social situations. But about 65 percent of the proxies claimed that their counterparts were not shy in group claimed that their counterparts were not shy in group or social situations.or social situations.

Test ResultsTest Results

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The core question on communication is very long that The core question on communication is very long that some respondents were confused.some respondents were confused.

FindingsFindings

During interviews, self-report respondents tend to During interviews, self-report respondents tend to conceal their poor hearing abilities that affected their conceal their poor hearing abilities that affected their ability to communicate, understand or be understood.ability to communicate, understand or be understood.

The tests showed the necessity for additional The tests showed the necessity for additional information on the respondents. For instance, the information on the respondents. For instance, the respondents tend to relate some difficulties beyond the respondents tend to relate some difficulties beyond the health condition of the household members. In this health condition of the household members. In this case, some of the reasons the respondents cited were case, some of the reasons the respondents cited were lack of education, language barrier, and attitude and lack of education, language barrier, and attitude and financial “problem” towards a particular activity .financial “problem” towards a particular activity .

186th Annual Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability StatisticsOctober 10 – 13 , 2006Kampala, Uganda

Question on Communication: frequencies generally differ Question on Communication: frequencies generally differ between the self-report respondents and their proxies on between the self-report respondents and their proxies on the following items:the following items:

FindingsFindings

degree of difficulty in communicationdegree of difficulty in communication amount of effort exerted in understanding and being amount of effort exerted in understanding and being

understoodunderstood degree of concern or worry in the ability to understand degree of concern or worry in the ability to understand

or be understoodor be understood Since the question on communication was placed at the Since the question on communication was placed at the

end of the questionnaire, it may have suffered from end of the questionnaire, it may have suffered from inconsistencies of responses due to the length of the inconsistencies of responses due to the length of the questionnaire and too many follow-up probes.questionnaire and too many follow-up probes.

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