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External validation of the Vulnerable Elder's Survey for predicting mortality and emergency admission in older community-dwelling people: a prospective cohort study.
(2017)
Wallace, Emma; McDowell, Ronald; Bennett, Kathleen; Fahey, Tom; Smith, Susan M
External validation of the Vulnerable Elder's Survey for predicting mortality and emergency admission in older community-dwelling people: a prospective cohort study.
(2017)
Wallace, Emma; McDowell, Ronald; Bennett, Kathleen; Fahey, Tom; Smith, Susan M
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<p>BACKGROUND: Prospective external validation of the Vulnerable Elder's Survey (VES-13) in primary care remains limited. The aim of this study is to externally validate the VES-13 in predicting mortality and emergency admission in older community-dwelling adults.</p> <p>METHODS: Design: Prospective cohort study with 2 years follow-up (2010-2012).</p> <p>SETTING: 15 General Practices (GPs) in the Republic of Ireland.</p> <p>PARTICIPANTS: n = 862, aged ≥70 years, community-dwellers Exposure: VES-13 calculated at baseline, where a score of ≥3 denoted high risk.</p> <p>OUTCOMES: i) Mortality; ii) ≥1 Emergency admission and ≥1 ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) admission over 2 years.</p> <p>STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics, model discrimination (c-statistic) and sensitivity/specificity.</p> <p>RESULTS: Of 862 study...
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