Validation of the French version of the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying and assessing degree and type of frailty among older persons is a major challenge when targeting high risk populations to identify preventive interventions. The Vulnerable Elders Survey-(VES-13) is a simple instrument to identify frailty defined as risk for death, functional decline or institutionalization.

Objective

Translate VES-13 into French and validate it.

Methods

The French version of VES-13 was developed by forward-backward translation of the VES-13 survey instrument. The authors assessed its feasibility, construct validity, and ability to predict the combined outcomes of admission to institution or death at 18 months, in 135 persons over 70 years of age living in the community. Subjects were recruited from three settings: Group 1 - a he

SUBMITTER: Belmin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003319 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature