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Existing Chinese versions are not fully applicable to the Hong Kong sociolinguistic context. This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and preliminarily evaluate the psychometric properties of a Hong Kong Traditional Chinese version of WHODAS 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0 TC-HK).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>WHODAS 2.0 was translated using forward\u2013backward procedures. A convenience sample of 177 adults with disabilities receiving community rehabilitation services completed WHODAS 2.0 TC-HK, the SF-36 TC-HK, and WHOQOL-BREF TC-HK. Internal consistency, test\u2013retest reliability, convergent and concurrent validity were examined. Construct validity was explored using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) based on the original six-domain model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Internal consistency was good across domains (Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1\u2009=\u20090.86\u20130.89). Test\u2013retest reliability was moderate to good (ICC\u2009=\u20090.59\u20130.87). WHODAS 2.0 TC\u2011HK showed moderate negative correlations with SF\u201136 TC\u2011HK and WHOQOL\u2011BREF TC\u2011HK domains, supporting convergent and concurrent validity. Confirmatory factor analysis of the 32\u2011item version demonstrated suboptimal model fit, indicating only partial support for the original factor structure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>WHODAS 2.0 TC\u2011HK demonstrates good reliability and acceptable convergent and concurrent validity among adults receiving community rehabilitation services in Hong Kong. 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