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vulnerable elders survey-13 (VES-13)

Procedure: - 13-item questionnaire - age: 75-84 years (1 point) > 84 years 3 points - self-rated health (fair to poor scores 1 point) - activities of daily living (5 points) - shopping, managing money, light housework, bathing, walking - physical disability (up to 2 items or 2 points) - stooping, crouching, or kneeling; walking one quarter of a mile; lifting 10 pounds; heavy housework; reaching above shoulder level; writing or grasping small objects Clinical significance: - composite outcome of one or more medical complications - aspiration pneumonia, respiratory failure) or death - discharge destination (home, nursing home, death) - length of stay - hospital charges - Covariates: - Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) - Injury Severity Score (ISS), - sex

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health questionnaire

References

  1. Min L, Ubhayakar N, Saliba D et al The vulnerable elders survey-13 predicts hospital complications and mortality in older adults with traumatic injury: a pilot study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Aug;59(8):1471-6. PMID: 21718276 Free PMC Article http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3710109
  2. Fun WS MANAGEMENT UPDATE ON FUNCTIONAL DECLINE IN OLDER ADULTS 2012 SFP2012; 38(1) Supplement: 8-17 https://www.cfps.org.sg/publications/the-singapore-family-physician/article/82_pdf
  3. Rand Corporation Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) https://www.rand.org/health-care/projects/acove/survey.html