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Table 1 Intra-individual classification and reliability of each VES-13

From: Vulnerability in elderly patients with gastrointestinal cancer – translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the European Portuguese version of the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13)

VES-13 question

VAS for comprehension

Test-retest reliability

median [interquartile range]

Reliability coefficients (p)

Item 1

8.0

[8–9]

1.000

(<0.001)

Item 2

8.0

[8–9]

0.736

(<0.001)

Item 3a

8.0

[8–9.25]

0.771

(<0.001)

Item 3b

8.0

[8–9.25]

0.612

(<0.001)

Item 3c

8.0

[8–9.25]

0.906

(<0.001)

Item 3d

8.0

[8–9.25]

0.792

(<0.001)

Item 3e

8.5

[8–9.25]

0.938

(<0.001)

Item 3f

8.5

[8–9.25]

0.823

(<0.001)

Item 4a

8.5

[8–9.25]

0.911

(<0.001)

Item 4b

8.5

[8–9.25]

1.000

(<0.001)

Item 4c

8.5

[8–9.25]

0.831

(<0.001)

Item 4d

8.5

[8–9.25]

1.000

(<0.001)

Item 4e

8.5

[8–9.25]

1.000

(<0.001)

VES-13 Total Score

 

-

0.924

(<0.001)

  1. VES-13 – Vulnerable Elders Survey; VAS – Visual Analogue Scale; p – significance level
  2. Reliability coefficients – Kappa statistic measuring agreement between test and retest individual items and Pearson’s correlation coefficient measuring reliability between test and retest VES-13 total scale scores